M&A Deal Summary

Bruker Acquires Veeco - Scanning Probe and Optical Industrial Metrology

On August 16, 2010, Bruker acquired test/measurement equipment company Veeco - Scanning Probe and Optical Industrial Metrology from Veeco Instruments for 229M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bruker’s 4th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Bruker’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bruker’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bruker’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-08-16
Target Veeco - Scanning Probe and Optical Industrial Metrology
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Bruker
Sellers(s) Veeco Instruments
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 229M USD

Target

Veeco - Scanning Probe and Optical Industrial Metrology

Santa Barbara, California, United States
SPM and OIM instruments business from Veeco consists of an SPM instruments business, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, and OIM product lines developed in Tucson, Arizona, as well as Veeco's associated global SPM/OIM field sales and support organization.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bruker

Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees9,707
Revenue 3.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bruker is a provider of high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, as well as for industrial and applied analysis. Bruker was founded in 1991 and is based in Billerica, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 47
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 4 of 20
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 5
State (California) 1 of 6
Country (United States) 3 of 21
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-03 ACCEL Instruments

Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

ACCEL Instruments GmbH is a supplier of proton therapy systems for cancer treatment and scientific research instruments.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-12 Center for Tribology

Campbell, California, United States

Center for Tribology, Inc. produces mechanical and tribological test equipments.

Buy $13M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Veeco Instruments

Plainview, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1945
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees1,215
Revenue 666M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Veeco Instruments is a provider of equipment solutions enable the manufacture of LEDs, flexible OLED displays, power electronics, hard drives, MEMS and wireless chips. Veeco Instruments was founded in 1945 and is based in Plainview, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-22 Mill Lane Engineering

Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Mill Lane Engineering Co. is a manufacturer of web coating systems for flexible solar panels.

Buy $11M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-19 Synos Technology

Fremont, California, United States

Synos designs and manufactures Fast Array Scanning™ Atomic Layer Deposition (FAST-ALD™) systems that are enabling the production of flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays for mobile devices.

Buy $70M
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