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Article: Orbotech to purchase New System Srl: The deal allows Orbotech to expand its presence in the printed circuit board industry.
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- Globes
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- May 15, 2007
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Byline: Erez Wollberg
May 15--Printed circuit board manufacturer Orbotech Ltd. (Nasdaq: ORBK), has signed a definitive agreement to purchase privately-held New System Srl, a developer and marketer inkjet printing solutions for the bare printed circuit board ("PCB") industry. Orbotech will pay a5.75 million for New System for all of the outstanding shares of New System. It will also repay a1 million out of stockholder loans following the acquisition. The loans are part of the a4 million of New Systems' net liabilities.
Orbotech said that the acquisition would help it implement its strategy of growth and diversification by investing in synergistic areas ...