Judges Scientific completed the acquisition of Magsputter for £12.3m.

Judges Scientific, a group focused on acquiring and developing companies in the scientific instrument sector, completed the acquisition of Magsputter, the holding company of Teer Coatings, a company specialising in manufacturing coating instruments and providing coating services, for £12.3m. "We are pleased to incorporate Teer, a market leader in its niche, into the Judges group. The Board believes that Teer, with its outstanding scientific competence, will prosper in Judges, and we welcome them to the Judges team," Alex Hambro, Judges Chairman.