# ALTANA acquires Imaginant to expand BYK division

ALTANA acquired the business of Imaginant Inc., a U.S. company specializing in ultrasonic measuring equipment, to expand its BYK division and enter the semiconductor industry.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-08-07
- Where: New York State, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: ultrasonic measuring instruments, PELT coating thickness gauges, scanning acoustic microscopes
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [ALTANA](https://endata.com/companies/2187.md) (acquirer)
- [Imaginant](https://endata.com/companies/71883.md) (target)

## Sources

- [altana.com](https://www.altana.com/press-news/details/altana-strengthens-its-portfolio-of-testing-and-measuring-instruments-with-a-strategic-acquisition.html), 2023-08-07: "With this acquisition, the specialty chemicals group has strategically expanded its BYK division and entered the growth market of the semiconductor industry."

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