ThermoFisher收购FEI

几年前FEI就想卖身给蔡司，后来没谈拢，有跟JEOL谈过，也没有谈拢。结果这两年球差和冷冻火了，现在趁价格好赶紧卖给赛默飞了。估计FEI也是到达顶点了。
FEI Company Terminates Discussions with Carl Zeiss SMT
HILLSBORO, Ore., February 7, 2005 -- FEI Company (NASDAQ: FEIC) announced today
that it has terminated discussions with Carl Zeiss SMT, a unit of Carl Zeiss AG regarding the
potential acquisition of FEI by Carl Zeiss SMT. The discussions were initiated by Carl Zeiss.
Commenting on this announcement, Vahé Sarkissian, chairman, president and CEO of FEI stated,
“We are renewing our focus on generating improved operating results in 2006, building on our
market focus and restructuring activities of 2005. Our potential as a leader in tools for
nanotechnology is very large, and we are concentrating on taking advantage of that potential,
generating positive shareholder returns in the process.”