Hitachi High-Technologies Europe to Acquire All Shares of Scientific System Products Distributor Spectral Solutions to Strengthen the Electron Microscope Business in Europe
TOKYO, Japan – Hitachi High Technologies Corporation (TOKYO: 8036; Hitachi High-Tech) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Hitachi High-Technologies Europe GmbH (Hitachi High-Tech Europe) concluded an agreement on October 7, 2016 under which Hitachi High-Tech Europe is to acquire all of the issued shares of Spectral Solutions AB (Lidingö, Sweden; Spectral Solutions), a distributor in the Nordic region for scientific system products of Hitachi High-Tech Europe, from Skraken Förvaltning AB (Lidingö, Sweden) on April 3, 2017. After the conclusion of the agreement, Hitachi High-Tech Europe will begin procedures for merging Spectral Solutions.
The Hitachi High-Tech Group has formulated a Mid-term Management Strategy running from FY2016 to FY2018 in order to implement concrete strategies and measures based on its business portfolio strategy, and thereby accelerate further growth toward 2020. In the business of scientific systems, the Group has competence in the field of ” ‘observing,’ ‘measuring