Carlyle, an investment firm, agreed to acquire a majority stake in TESCAN, a developer and supplier of scanning electron microscopes. Financial terms were not disclosed. “TESCAN is a unique business and the last independent player in its sector. In this attractive primary opportunity, we recognize the potential to build on our domain knowledge of the analytical instruments market by working with the company to unlock the next level of growth as its large and varied end markets continue to expand and evolve. CETP has significant experience growing and internationalising leading European technology businesses, and we look forward to working with the TESCAN team on this exciting next step,” Vladimir Lasocki, CETP Managing Director and Co-Head of the investment advisory team.