# Becton Dickinson (BD) acquires Parata Systems: acquisition

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BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) completed its $1.525B acquisition of Parata Systems (closed July 18 2022), entering the pharmacy-automation market with Parata's robotic medication dispensing and packaging systems.

- **Structure:** full acquisition
- **Status:** completed
- **Valuation:** $1.5B (reported, approximate)
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties

- **Acquirer:** [Becton Dickinson (BD)](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/becton-dickinson.md)
- **Acquired:** [Parata Systems](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/parata-systems.md)

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2022-06-06
- **Closed:** 2022-07-18

## Sources (1)

1. https://news.bd.com/2022-07-18-BD-Completes-Acquisition-of-Parata-Systems


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