Global investment firm Carlyle has agreed to sell Tescan Group, a leading manufacturer of electron microscopes and advanced scientific and analytical instruments, to Shimadzu Corporation for an enterprise value of $850 million. Tescan, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Brno, Czech Republic, serves customers in material sciences, life sciences, and the semiconductor market. Under Carlyle’s ownership since January 2023, Tescan accelerated its repositioning toward semiconductor and nanotechnology markets, achieving approximately 50% growth over three years and expanding its global partnerships, including with Shimadzu. The transaction will see Tescan become part of Shimadzu’s portfolio, furthering its scale and reach in rapidly growing technology sectors.

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