NOVEMBER 06, 2019 By GE Healthcare Life Sciences • Lab will support acceleration of biotechnology, health and life sciences research in the UK• Companies to gain access to fully-equipped lab with the latest GE Healthcare Life Sciences technologies GE Healthcare Life Sciences will inaugurate an open-access lab at Alderley Park’s Mereside Campus, the UK’s largest single-site life sciences... Read more
Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces Scalable Solution for Optical Fault Isolation of Semiconductor Devices Meridian S expands high sensitivity static OFI capabilities in its industry-leading family of products HILLSBORO, Ore., Aug. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — With the new Thermo Scientific Meridian S inverted Static Optical Fault Isolation (OFI) solution, semiconductor failure analysis labs can future-proof their operations... Read more
01 JUL 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Issuance is final key component in the financing of the planned Versum transaction Three tranches placed Bonds significantly oversubscribed Darmstadt, Germany, July 1, 2019 – Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today successfully placed bonds amounting to € 2.0 billion. The placement is a component of the financing of... Read more
CHELMSFORD, Mass., July 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), a leader in automation solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing and life sciences industries, announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of the company’s Semiconductor Cryogenics business to Edwards Vacuum LLC ( a member of the Atlas Copco Group) for $675 million... Read more
18 JUN 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Placement is an important part of the financing of the planned acquisition of Versum Materials, Inc. Tranches of € 1 billion and € 500 million placed Transaction significantly oversubscribed Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today successfully placed a hybrid bond amounting to € 1.5 billion. The... Read more
17 JUN 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced that its transaction with Versum Materials, Inc. (NYSE: VSM) was approved at a special meeting of Versum’s stockholders. On April 12, 2019, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Versum for US$53 per share in cash. “We... Read more
Lawrenceville, NJ – (June 11, 2019) – Datacolor®, a global leader in color management technology, announced today a collaboration with Adobe to launch a set of innovative tools to help streamline the process of digitally designing prints for fabrics. The collaboration pairs Datacolor’s professional color lookup tool, ColorReaderPRO, with Adobe’s newest plugin for Adobe Photoshop: Adobe... Read more
12 APR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Business combination creates a leading electronic materials player able to capitalize on attractive long-term secular growth drivers Versum is a “Best in Class” asset with industry-leading financial metrics Expected to be immediately accretive to earnings per share pre (EPS pre) €75 million in expected run-rate synergies by the third full year... Read more
26 MAR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Demonstrates firm commitment to completing its acquisition of Versum Issues open letter to Versum shareholders urging them to vote GREEN proxy card against inferior Entegris acquisition Darmstadt, Germany, March 26, 2019 – Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today commenced a cash Tender Offer to acquire all... Read more