U.S. semiconductor equipment supplier Nanometrics acquires specialist for macro defect inspection

Jena, Germany, 25. November 2011 - Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG (DEWB), Jena, Germany, today announced the sale of its investment holding Nanda Technologies GmbH, Unterschleißheim. Buyer is Nanometrics Incorporated, Milpitas/CA, USA, a leading supplier of metrology and inspection systems for the manufacturing of semiconductors. Nanometrics acquires Nanda for a cash consideration of USD 23 million. DEWB has been invested in Nanda since 2008 and at last held a stake of 24 percent in the Company. Besides DEWB, the group of investors also included the Swiss business angel network b-to-v led by Dr. Christian Reitberger, KfW, Capital-E, Ventegis Capital AG, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kapital and the management team. With the sale DEWB contributes a seven-digit million Euro amount towards earnings.

"During the last years, Nanda developed its cutting-edge inspection tool and launched it successfully in the market. With recent acquisitions of top-tier semiconductors as customers, the company is now at the next stage of development. We are very pleased to have won an established player in the metrology market as Nanometrics as buyer," commented Falk Nuber, Member of the Management Board of DEWB.

The sale of Nanda is the third successful exit of DEWB within the last six months. DEWB plans to close the business year with a significant annual surplus.

About Nanda
Nanda Technologies designs, sells and manufactures fully automated wafer inspection systems used in the semiconductor fabrication process. Based on an innovative full-wafer technology, the Nanda system is able to inspect wafers at extremely high throughput while maintaining the sensitivity required to monitor critical process excursions. Nanda Technologies was founded in 2006 by seasoned executives of the capital metrology equipment industry and is a supplier to semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. Its 27 employees are located in Munich, Germany. More information is available at www.nanda-tech.com.

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