ESI and Zygo To Merge

10/16/08

Portland, OR-based Electro Scientific Industries (NASDAQ: ESIO) and Middlefield, CT-based Zygo (NASDAQ: ZIGO) announced today they have agreed to merge in an all-stock transaction. ESI’s expertise is in photonic microengineering, while Zygo’s is in metrology and optical systems. The merger is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2009.

Gregory T. Huang is Xconomy's Deputy Editor, National IT Editor, and the Editor of Xconomy Boston. You can e-mail him at gthuang@xconomy.com or call him at 617-252-7323. Follow @

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  • Sam

    Don’t do this. It appears to be a benefit to Zygo executives with no regard to the lower level employees.

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