QED Technologies Acquires Dutch United Instruments (Nanomefos)

Quad-C Management Acquires QED Technologies from Entegris

January 20, 2023

Manufacturing

Quad-C Management agreed to acquire QED Technologies International, Inc. from Entegris in a definitive agreement announced January 20, 2023. The deal is a carve-out of Entegris' QED business and will return QED to standalone ownership under Quad-C to support growth in precision optics, metrology, and contract optics manufacturing.

AMETEK Acquires United Electronic Industries

September 6, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

AMETEK, Inc. has acquired United Electronic Industries (UEI), a Norwood, Massachusetts–based designer and manufacturer of data acquisition, test, measurement and control solutions. UEI will join AMETEK's Electronic Instruments Group to expand the company's capabilities in data acquisition and testing across aerospace, defense, energy and semiconductor end markets.

Shoei Chemical Acquires Quantum Dot Business from Nanosys

September 7, 2023

Manufacturing

Shoei Chemical, together with its North American subsidiary Shoei Electronic Materials, completed an asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Nanosys' quantum dot business, including its sales and marketing teams, R&D team, and Silicon Valley laboratories. The deal brings Nanosys' quantum dot technology and IP under Shoei to strengthen Shoei's advanced materials and display-materials capabilities while retaining the Nanosys brand and operations in the U.S.

Bruker Corporation Acquires Nion

January 3, 2024

Manufacturing

Bruker Corporation has acquired Nion, a Kirkland, Washington developer and manufacturer of high-end scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEM), including the UltraSTEM line and advanced EELS technology. The acquisition strengthens Bruker's materials science instrumentation portfolio and provides capabilities for electron diffraction crystallography; Nion reported approximately $8 million in revenue in 2023. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Delta Electronics Acquires Universal Instruments Corporation

December 18, 2021

Manufacturing

Delta Electronics, through its subsidiary Delta International Holding Limited B.V., agreed to acquire UI Acquisition Holding Co., the owner of Universal Instruments Corporation, for approximately US$88.9 million. The acquisition brings Universal's precision automation solutions and R&D to Delta to strengthen its smart manufacturing capabilities for the electronics industry; Universal will continue to operate under its existing management.

Muon Acquires LouwersHanique

February 16, 2021

Manufacturing

Dutch micro-precision solutions provider Muon, backed by Gilde Buy Out Partners, has completed the acquisition of LouwersHanique, a manufacturer of high-precision technical glass and advanced ceramic components. The deal expands Muon's capabilities in technical glass and ceramics to better serve semiconductor and medical end-markets and is expected to lift the combined group's revenues to well over EUR 110 million.