ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced today that S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) raised their corporate credit rating to ‘BB+’ from ‘BB’ on improved credit metrics. Simultaneously, S&P raised the issue-level rating on the company’s senior secured... Read more
Annual Recognition Program Acknowledges MKS Instruments’ Exemplary Operational Excellence ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI) has been recognized with a 2017 Supplier Excellence Award from Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ:LRCX), a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. The awards, presented annually, acknowledge outstanding... Read more
Andover, Mass., Aug. 31, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today made a $75 million voluntary principal pre-payment on its term loan. This pre-payment is in addition to a voluntary principal pre-payment of $50 million made on July 11, 2017, and... Read more
Cumulative Actions Since Origination Reduce Annualized Non-GAAP Interest Expense by 45% ANDOVER, Mass., July 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, announced today the third successful repricing of its existing secured term loan. The lenders have agreed to an amendment that... Read more
ANDOVER, Mass., July 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today made a $50 million voluntary principal prepayment on its term loan. This prepayment is in addition to a scheduled principal payment of $1.6 million, and reduces the outstanding principal amount... Read more
Andover, Mass., April 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ:MKSI), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced that it has completed the sale of its Data Analytics Solutions business to Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Euronext Paris:DIM), a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical industry, for $72.5 million on... Read more