Thomas H. Lee Partners, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of the semiconductor solutions business of Brooks Automation, a provider of automation, vacuum and instrumentation equipment, for $3bn. "Over the past 40 years, Brooks has built an impressive portfolio of automated solutions to address some of the most difficult engineering challenges facing the semiconductor capital equipment industry. We are excited to support the business in its next leg of growth in semiconductor and beyond," Michael Kaczmarek, THL Managing Director.