£15m Transaction Puts New Company at Forefront of Sensor Industry

摘要

Newly-formed company SGX Sensortech Limited (UK) has acquired the instrumentation solutions business from e2v technologies, a global provider of high performance systems and equipment. The business that SGX Sensortech has acquired comprises what was formerly known as: e2v scientific instruments, based in High Wycombe, UK. e2v industrial gas sensors, based in Chelmsford, UK. e2v microsensors and MiCS Microsensors, based in Neuchatel, Switzerland. SGX Sensortech purchased the business, which designs and manufactures sensors, in a transaction totalling £15m. SGX Sensortech's product range includes sensors for detecting explosive, toxic and polluting gases, and X-ray sensors for elemental analysis. The acquisition positions SGX Sensortech as a market leader of innovative sensor and detector devices that offer unrivalled performance.