Renzenbrink & Partner advises Bruker Corporation on the acquisition of Alicona Imaging
14 November 2018
Renzenbrink & Partner has advised Bruker Corporation on the acquisition of
100% of the shares in Alicona Imaging GmbH, a leading provider of optical-based
metrology products based in Graz, Austria. Financial details of the acquisition
were not disclosed. The consummation of the transaction is subject to customary
closing conditions.
With nearly $2 billion in revenues and more than 6,000 employees worldwide,
NASDAQ-listed Bruker Corporation is a global manufacturer of high-end
analytical instruments used within the academic & government, pharma/biotech,
clinical diagnostic, and industrial markets. The Company operates in the life
science tools & diagnostics industry and has developed a strong brand for
innovation and quality.
Alicona is a global supplier of optical 3D surface measurement solutions for
quality assurance in the lab and in production. Alicona’s key competence is the
measurement of form and roughness of even complex, miniaturized geometries.
Over the last three years, Alicona’s staff has almost doubled to over 150
employees and its product portfolio has significantly expanded. Alicona’s optical
3D metrology products are complementary to Bruker’s microCT, stylus profiler,
white-light interferometry and atomic force microscope (AFM) product suite.
Renzenbrink & Partner has advised Bruker Corporation as lead counsel on the
acquisition. The team of Renzenbrink & Partner consisted of the partners
Dr Andreas Stoll (M&A/Corporate), Marc H. Kotyrba (Tax) as well as associates
Dr Alexander Haunschild (M&A/Corporate) and Dr Florian Seitz (Tax).
On various topics, including Austrian law aspects, Renzenbrink & Partner
cooperated closely with the law firm Barnert Egermann Illigasch, Vienna, with a
team lead by Dr Michael Barnert (M&A/Corporate) and including, among others,
Dr Isabella Hartung (Commercial/Competition) and Victoria Kuda
(M&A/Corporate). Austrian tax advice was obtained from Hans-Jörgen Aigner of
the law firm Aigner Buzanich.