▁the ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁completed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁September ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁company ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁ac quire ▁Aff ym et rix ▁for ▁$ 1 . 3 ▁billion . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁company ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁ac quire ▁F E I ▁Company ▁for ▁$ 4 . 2 ▁billion , ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁electron ▁micro scop es . ▁ ▁This ▁ac quisition ▁is ▁anticip ated ▁to ▁close ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁will ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁Th ermo ' s ▁Anal yt ical ▁Inst ru ments ▁business ▁group . ▁In ▁November ▁the ▁company ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁ac quire ▁M TI - Global St em , ▁a ▁previously ▁priv ately ▁held ▁company ▁that ▁develop s ▁re ag ents ▁for ▁cell ▁trans fection , ▁ne uro bi ology ▁and ▁stem ▁cell ▁research . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁F ines se ▁Sol utions , ▁Inc ., ▁developer ▁of ▁scal able ▁control ▁autom ation ▁systems ▁and ▁software ▁for ▁bi op roduction ▁after ▁receiving ▁early ▁term ination ▁of ▁the ▁waiting ▁period ▁under ▁the ▁Hart - Sc ott - R od ino ▁Ant it rust ▁Im prov ements ▁Act . ▁The ▁transaction ▁was ▁completed ▁a ▁day ▁later . ▁In ▁March , ▁the ▁company ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁ac quire ▁Core ▁In format ics , ▁provider ▁of ▁cloud - based ▁platforms ▁supporting ▁scientific ▁data ▁management . ▁In ▁August , ▁the