# MKS Instruments to acquire Atotech for $5.1B

MKS Instruments has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atotech for $5.1 billion in cash and stock. The enterprise value is approximately $6.5 billion. The transaction is expected to be accretive within the first year.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-07-01
- Value: $5.10B
- Status: announced
- Products: lasers, optics, motion, process chemistry, advanced electroplating solutions
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [MKS Instruments](https://endata.com/companies/9523.md) (acquirer)
- [Atotech](https://endata.com/companies/9524.md) (target)

## Sources

- [atotech.com](https://www.atotech.com/mks-instruments-to-acquire-atotech-corporate/), 2021-07-01: "MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI) ("MKS"), a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, and Atotech Limited (NYSE: ATC) ("Atotech"), a leading process chemicals technology company and a market leader in advanced electroplating solutions, today announc"

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