Technoprobe S.p.A. (BIT:TPRO) has entered into an agreement to acquire Device Interface Solutions Business of Teradyne, Inc. for $85 million November 7, 2023. In a related transaction Teradyne, Inc. entered into an Investment Agreement with Technoprobe S.p.A., T-Plus S.p.A., and Teradyne International Holdings, B.V. Under the terms of the transactions Teradyne will make an approximately $516 million equity investment, based on current foreign exchange rates, in Technoprobe representing a 10% ownership interest. The Device Interface Solutions Business will be acquired by Technoprobe through its own funds, without recourse to any indebtedness.

Consummation of the sale of the Device Interface Solutions Business is subject to customary conditions, including, among other things, (i) clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, (ii) merger control review in Taiwan, (iii) the absence of a material adverse effect with respect to the Device Interface Solutions Business and (iv) the concurrent closing of the Investment, CFIUS and Foreign Direct Investment filings in certain other jurisdictions, as well as merger control filings in Taiwan and in the U.S. under Hart-Scott Rodino. These transactions are expected to close in the first half of 2024. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Lazard S.r.l. acted as financial advisors to Teradyne for the transaction.

Todd Lowther, JB Betker, Ben Gris, Mike Walsh, Gillian Moldowan, Jonathan Cheng and Matthew Behrens of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Chiomenti acted as legal counsel to Teradyne. Mediobanca acted as financial advisor to Technoprobe. Gianni & Origoni and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner acted as legal counsel to Technoprobe.