ATC - Mergers and acquisitions

ANDOVER, Mass., Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) ("MKS"), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, and Atotech Limited (NYSE:ATC) ("Atotech"), a leading process chemicals technology company and a market leader in advanced electroplating solutions, today announced that the Royal Court of Jersey sanctioned the scheme of arrangement to implement MKS' pending acquisition of Atotech. All material conditions to the closing of the acquisition have now been satisfied and the closing is scheduled for August 17, 2022, when the court order sanctioning the scheme of arrangement will be delivered to the Registrar of

ANDOVER, Mass. and BERLIN, July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) ("MKS"), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, and Atotech Limited (NYSE:ATC) ("Atotech"), a leading process chemicals technology company and a market leader in advanced electroplating solutions, today announced that they have received unconditional merger approval from China's State Administration for Market Regulation for MKS' pending acquisition of Atotech. The transaction has now received all required regulatory clearances. The acquisition, which is to be effected by means of a scheme of arrangement under the laws of the Bailiwick o

BERLIN, April 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atotech Limited (NYSE:ATC) ("Atotech"), a leading process chemicals technology and advanced electroplating solutions company, today announced that it has agreed to extend the date for completing MKS Instruments, Inc.'s ("MKS") pending acquisition of Atotech to September 30, 2022 from March 31, 2022. The extension is intended to allow additional time for the regulatory approval from China's State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR"). "We are continuing to make strong progress towards the deal close, having received approval from 12 of 13 regulatory authorities," said Geoff Wild, CEO of Atotech. "We look forward to continuing to work const

ANDOVER, Mass., April 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) ("MKS"), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, today announced that it has agreed with Atotech Limited (NYSE:ATC) ("Atotech") to extend the date for completing MKS' previously announced and pending acquisition of Atotech to September 30, 2022 from March 31, 2022. The extension is intended to allow additional time for the regulatory approval from China's State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR"). The parties recently withdrew and refiled their notice of acquisition with SAMR to allow SAMR more time to complete its review. The transaction has

ANDOVER, Mass. and LONDON, Dec. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) ("MKS"), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, and Atotech Limited (NYSE:ATC) ("Atotech"), a leading process chemicals technology and advanced electroplating solutions company, today provided the following update on MKS' previously announced pending acquisition of Atotech. The pending acquisition has received the approval, or indication of imminent approval, from 12 out of 13 global antitrust regulatory authorities, which approvals are conditions to the closing of the transaction. In China, the remaining jurisdiction, MKS and Atotech are