# KLA completes acquisition of Orbotech for $3.4B

KLA Corp. completed its acquisition of Orbotech, an automated optical inspection equipment vendor, for approximately $3.4 billion in equity. The deal, announced in March 2018, closed on February 20, 2019 after receiving Chinese antitrust approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-02-20
- Value: $3.40B
- Status: completed
- Products: semiconductor equipment, automated optical inspection equipment
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Orbotech](https://endata.com/companies/16863.md) (target)
- [KLA Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/37465.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [electronicdesign.com](https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/test-measurement/article/21209422/kla-completes-long-awaited-acquisition-of-orbotech), 2019-02-20: "We are very pleased to have completed the acquisition of Orbotech."

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