SUSS MicroTec completes sale of the MicroOptics division

SÜSS MicroTec SE successfully completed the sale of its Swiss subsidiary SUSS MicroOptics SA. With the closing of the transaction, the MicroOptics division is now part of Focuslight (HK) Investment Management, a subsidiary of the Shanghai (China) listed company Focuslight Technologies SUSS MicroTec and Focuslight had agreed on the sale in November 2023.

“We are pleased to close the transaction early in the new year. This allows all parties involved to concentrate on executing plans for 2024. SUSS MicroTec is now fully focused on its core semiconductor equipment business,” says Burkhardt Frick, CEO of SÜSS MicroTec SE. Frick thanked the around 160 employees of SUSS MicroOptics for their great commitment to building up the company: “In recent years, our colleagues have consistently identified and pursued promising growth opportunities in new markets. We are convinced that they will be able to develop their full potential as part of Focuslight and wish them every success along the way.”