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Nikon to acquire SLM Solutions Group from Elliott Advisors and ENA Investment Capital for $620m.

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Transaction Value£537m
Consideration TypeCash
Capital Owned-
Capital Bid For100%
EV/Sales-
EV/EBITDA-
Share Price Premium75%
One Off Charge-

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metal additive manufacturing

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Germany

Machinery: Industrial

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Public

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Nikon, an optical products company, agreed to acquire SLM Solutions Group, a metal additive manufacturing company, from private equity firms Elliott Advisors and ENA Investment Capital, for $620m. “By acquiring SLM, Nikon is taking an important step towards our Vision 2030. We are focused on digital manufacturing as a growth driver and will create value through the promising market of metal additive manufacturing. Metal additive manufacturing will revolutionize mass-production by enabling our clients to manufacture highly complex parts, reduce cycle time, carbon emissions, energy costs and waste. Nikon and SLM share the vision that our technology-driven innovation will transform the future of manufacturing. This acquisition will be key to growing our digital manufacturing business,” Toshikazu Umatate, Nikon CEO.

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