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Axia Partners advises MicroTool.
MicroTool acquired by Brooks-PRI.

October 9, 2002
For Immediate Release


Colorado Springs, CO., MicroTool, Inc (MicroTool) today announced that it had been acquired by Brooks-PRI Automation, Inc. (Brooks-PRI). MicroTool is the leading supplier of alignment and calibration tools for automated semiconductor equipment. Brooks-PRI is the leading provider of automation equipment and software to semiconductor capital equipment OEMS and manufacturing end users. Axia Partners was the exclusive financial advisor to MicroTool in this transaction.

“We are excited about joining the Brooks-PRI family”, stated Gordon Beckhart, CEO of MicroTool. “By combining our leading edge alignment technology with Brooks-PRI’s wide line of automation equipment and software, we will greatly reduce the cost and complexity of starting up a new automated semiconductor facility and dramatically reduce maintenance costs”.

Mr. Beckhart also stated, “We are also pleased with the exceptional advisory services provided by Axia Partners. Their hands-on operating experience combined with their M&A experience and industry contacts, were critical in presenting a strong value proposition to the right prospects and in negotiating a fair deal with Brooks-PRI.”

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Axia Partners (www.axia-partners.com) is a private equity investment and advisory firm that is dedicated to increasing the equity value of our portfolio companies and clients through active participation that leverages the operational experience and in-depth market knowledge of our General Partners. Axia operates as both a private equity investment firm through Axia Capital and as financial advisors through Axia Advisors. Axia is unique in that we focus on these small to midsize transactions in the markets where we have demonstrated, real-world experience.

 


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