Atlas Copco to acquire Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum
Stockholm, Sweden, November 20, 2015: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to acquire the vacuum business of OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, for a total enterprise value of MEUR 486 (MSEK 4 520).Oerlikon, founded in 1850, is based in Switzerland and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire the vacuum segment of the company, Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum. The vacuum business is headquartered in Cologne, Germany, has about 1 600 employees, and had revenues in 2014 of MCHF 390 (MEUR 358, MSEK 3 335). “Leybold will strengthen our