Agilent acquires ABC Instrumentación Analítica

Agilent Technologies Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., has acquired ABC Instrumentación Analítica (ABCIA) of Mexico City. Financial terms were not disclosed; the acquisition was expected to be completed on Oct. 1.

ABCIA is a distributor of analytical solutions, including Agilent’s chemical analysis and life sciences products such as gas and liquid chromatographs, mass spectrometers, atomic and molecular spectroscopy systems, and bioanalyzers.

About 30 ABCIA employees are expected to transfer to Agilent when the acquisition is final.