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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