A listed Swedish hi-tech company has acquired Cheshire-based RoBAT, with corporate lawyers at North West-based firm Bermans advising on the deal.
RoBAT designs and manufactures high-value robotic machines for the fast and reliable testing of high-frequency signal quality on printed circuit boards.
The company, which serves a global market from its headquarters in Macclesfield and its operations in China and the United States, has been acquired by Mycronic鈥檚 Global Technologies division for an undisclosed sum.
The Cheshire based firm employs 27 staff and recorded net sales of 拢3m in 2024.
Mycronic is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and develops and manufactures production equipment for the electronics industry.
Its Global Technologies division is already active in providing electrical test equipment for bare board PCBs, and RoBAT will form part of the PCB Test business line in the Global Technologies division.
鈥淚t was our pleasure to advise the selling shareholders of RoBAT, a successful north west-headquartered business,鈥� said Laura McMorland, partner at Bermans.
鈥淲e look forward to seeing its continued success in the future under Mycronic ownership.鈥�
Magnus Marthinsson, senior vice president of Global Technologies at Mycronic, added: 鈥淐omputational power and communication will continue to evolve rapidly.聽
鈥淭he resulting high-speed applications require PCBs with good high frequency signal quality.鈥�
A team at law firm CMS led by Eva Talmacsi advised Mycronic on the acquisition.