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FEI Company Acquires JKTech - Mineral Liberation Analysis Business

On June 15, 2009, FEI Company acquired technology hardware company JKTech - Mineral Liberation Analysis Business from JKTech Pty for 5M AUD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FEI Company’s 2nd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is FEI Company’s 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is FEI Company’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-06-15
Target JKTech - Mineral Liberation Analysis Business
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) FEI Company
Sellers(s) JKTech Pty
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 5M AUD

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JKTech - Mineral Liberation Analysis Business

Australia
Mineral Liberation Analysis unlocks the power of scanning electron microscope technology to perform targeted mineralogical analyses automatically.Recovery and grade in mineral processing is strongly determined by grain size distributions in the ore and in the beneficiation products, mineral liberation size and mineral associations.

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Buyer

FEI Company

Hillsbor, Oregon, United States
Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees3,060
Revenue 930M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

FEI Company is a diversified scientific instruments company. It is a premier provider of electron- and ion-beam microscopes and solutions for nanoscale applications across many industries: industrial and academic materials research, life sciences, semiconductors, data storage, natural resources and more.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 13
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 2 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-20 Knights Technology

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Knights Technology, Inc. provides software tools for the semiconductor industry. It offers Merlin's Framework, a CAD-navigation software.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-11-03 FEI - Phenom Product Line

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

FEI - Phenom(TM) Product Line manufactures imaging microscope capable of yielding magnification up to 20,000x.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

JKTech Pty

Indooroopilly, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Technology Hardware
DESCRIPTION

JKTech Pty Ltd is a provider of innovative technologies to the minerals industry, offering an extensive range of cutting edge technologies aimed at optimising sustainability, increasing productivity and metal recovery and reducing operating costs. JKTech Pty Ltd is the technology transfer company for the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at The University of Queensland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2009 M&A 1 of 1
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