-- XRF Scientific(ASX:XRF)は、完全子会社であるXRF Technology(WA)を通じて、Bruker AXSと拘束力のある資産買収契約を締結し、同社の燃焼ガス分析事業を総額400万ドルの現金前払いで買収すると発表した。これは木曜日にオーストラリア証券取引所に提出された書類で明らかになった。 買収完了後3年間、燃焼ガス分析事業の純売上高の7%を基準として、最大100万ドルの業績連動型報酬が支払われる。 この契約に基づき、「G4 Icarus」などの一部の製品名はXRF Scientificに譲渡され、XRF Scientificブランドで販売される。燃焼ガス分析製品は現在ドイツで製造されているが、今後はオーストラリアのパースにあるXRFの工場で製造される予定だ。 取引は今週中に完了する見込み。 同社の株価は木曜日の取引で4%上昇した。
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