Avantor Inc.

History

Year	Detail
1904	Avantor Inc. was founded as John Townsend Baker Co. by John Townsend (J.T.) Baker.
1985	J.T. Baker Chemical Co. was acquired by Procter & Gamble, which later became part of Mallinckrodt of St. Louis.
1995	Mallinckrodt Inc. acquired J.T. Baker from Procter & Gamble and formed Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc.
2010	Avantor Inc. (previously Mallinckrodt Baker) was acquired by an affiliate of New Mountain Capital L.L.C. Avantor and its subsidiaries manufacture and market high-performance chemistries and materials globally under two brands: J.T. Baker and Mallinckrodt Chemicals.
2011	Avantor Performance Materials Holdings S.A. acquired RFCL Ltd. from ICICI Venture Funds Management Co. Ltd. to leverage the experience of its new mentor to improve its products.
2016	Avantor Performance Materials merged with NuSil Technology for an undisclosed amount. The combined company becomes the global leader in ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology markets.
2021	Avantor Inc. acquired the Masterflex bioprocessing business and related assets (collectively Masterflex) of Antylia Scientific, a privately held portfolio company of investment firm GTCR and Golden Gate Capital. Under this acquisition, Masterflex will extend Avantor's single-use offering and provide a complete end-to-end aseptic fluid transfer solution throughout the bioproduction workflow.