Cypress and Spansion Complete $5 Billion All-Stock Merger
Creates $2 Billion Global Leader in MCUs and Specialized Memories for Embedded Systems No. 1 in SRAMs, No. 1 in NOR flash and No. 3 in MCUs and Memories for the Automotive Market SAN JOSE, Calif. –- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) and Spansion, Inc. (NYSE: CODE) today announced that they have closed the merger of the two companies in an all-stock, tax-free transaction valued at...
Read More »ReVera Announces it Will Be Acquired by Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
Definitive agreement executed at the close of business on March 11, 2015 SANTA CLARA, Calif. –- ReVera Incorporated, the materials metrology company, announces that it will be acquired by Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ; NVMI) subject to the terms of a definitive agreement signed today. Nova is a leading innovator and a key provider of optical metrology solutions for advanced process...
Read More »Worthington Armstrong JV Acquires Manufacturing Capabilities for Axiom® and Serpentina® Systems from Fry Reglet
Columbus, OH –- Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AWI) and Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WOR) announced today that their Worthington Armstrong joint venture (WAVE) has acquired the Axiom-® and Serpentina-® ceiling system manufacturing capabilities from Fry Reglet Corporation. Fry Reglet, a long-term supply partner for WAVE, will continue to design and develop engineered solutions...
Read More »Printing Giant, Edison Litho Grows Even Bigger with Acquisition of Compass Display Group
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. –- Edison Litho Printing Corp., today announced that it has acquired Compass Display Group, a company that delivers both temporary and permanent point of sale materials and displays with award winning results. A leader in the point-of-sale display industry, Compass Display Group, located in Kennesaw, GA, will become a new business unit of Edison Litho Printing Corp. and...
Read More »Nova to Acquire ReVera, Provider of Advanced X-Ray Metrology Solutions, to Strengthen Position in Advanced Process Control Market
Acquisition expected to be accretive to non-GAAP EPS and provide differentiated portfolio for meeting customers' challenging wafer fabrication processes REHOVOT, Israel Conference Call at 10 a.m. ET on March 12, 2015 Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (Nasdaq: NVMI), a leading innovator and a key provider of optical metrology solutions for advanced process control used in semiconductor...
Read More »Mahr and MWF Roland Friedrich Join Forces
PROVIDENCE, RI Effective 1 January 2015, MWF Roland Friedrich GmbH in Grossostheim, Germany, has been added to the Mahr Group. MFW offers custom measurement and testing solutions for automotive and other industry applications. Solutions range from simple hand-held measuring stations to fully automatic measuring units for 100% control in production. By joining the Mahr Group, we guarantee to...
Read More »ISSI Enters Into a Definitive Merger Agreement to Be Acquired by Consortium for $19.25 Per Share
SHANGHAI, BEIJING, and MILPITAS, Calif. –- Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISSI), a global fabless semiconductor company, and a Chinese consortium of investors led by Summitview Capital (the Consortium ), today jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which the Consortium will acquire all of the outstanding shares of ISSI for US$19.25 per...
Read More »Alamo Group Completes Acquisition of Herder Implementos e Maquinas Agricolas Ltda
SEGUIN, Texas –- Alamo Group Inc. (NYSE: ALG) announced today it has completed the acquisition of Herder Implementos e Maquinas Agricolas Ltda. in Brazil. Herder is a manufacturer of flail mowers and other agricultural implements which are sold direct and through dealers to the sugar cane, orchard and other agricultural markets as well as for roadside maintenance. Sales in 2014 were under U.S....
Read More »Rollon Expands Actuator Offering with Tecno Center Acquisition
Hackettstown, NJ – Rollon Corp., a leading manufacturer of linear motion systems, has expanded its global linear actuator and cartesian robot offering with the acquisition of Italian company Tecno Center. “The Tecno Center acquisition enables us to deliver new, complementary technologies to our customers, support many new applications and provide a higher level of integrated systems...
Read More »Trimble Acquires Fifth Element to Expand Its Global Presence in Forestry Logistics and Harvest Solutions
SUNNYVALE, Calif. –- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held Fifth Element, a leader in forestry enterprise and mobile software solutions for logistics and harvest operations. Based in Espoo, Finland, Fifth Element expands Trimble's forestry presence in Northern Europe, one of the largest forestry regions globally. Fifth Element provides integrated, scalable...
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