Nikon SLM Solutions

Acquired

German maker of large metal laser powder bed fusion systems, formerly SLM Solutions. Listed in Frankfurt in 2014, taken over by Nikon in 2023 and removed from the exchange the same year.

Status: Acquired
Ownership: Nikon Corporation since 2023
Technologies: Metal laser powder bed fusion

Timeline

5 entries, oldest first

2014
May 2014
IPO in Frankfurt at 18 euros a share
Priced at the bottom of its 18 to 23 euro range and began trading on 9 May 2014.
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2022
Sep 2022
Agrees to a Nikon takeover at 20 euros a share
Announced on 2 September 2022, a 75 percent premium to the previous close.
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2023
Jan 2023
Nikon completes the takeover
Nikon held 92.38 percent of the shares by the end of the additional acceptance period.
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Jul 2023
Shareholders approve a squeeze-out
Resolved at the annual general meeting on 13 July 2023.
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Sep 2023
Squeeze-out completes and the shares delist
Took effect on 1 September 2023, with minority holders paid 18.89 euros a share.
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