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Teradyne To Buy Universal Robots - Quick Facts

Teradyne Inc. (TER) announced the company and the shareholders of Universal Robots have signed a definitive agreement under which Teradyne will acquire privately held Universal Robots, the Danish pioneer of collaborative robots, for $285 million net of cash acquired plus $65 million if certain performance targets are met extending through 2018.

Universal Robots is a leading supplier of collaborative robots; low-cost, easy-to-deploy and simple-to-program robots that work side by side with production workers to improve quality and increase manufacturing efficiency.

The acquisition has been approved by the Board of each company and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2015.

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