EANS-News: DEWB sells Nanda Technologies GmbH

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Subtitle: U.S. semiconductor equipment supplier Nanometrics acquires
specialist for macro defect inspection

Jena, Germany, 25. November 2011 (euro adhoc) - Deutsche Effecten-
und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG (DEWB), Jena, Germany, today
announced the sale of its investment holding Nanda Technologies GmbH,
Unterschleißheim. Buyer is Nanometrics Incorporated, Milpitas/CA,
USA, a leading supplier of metrology and inspection systems for the
manufacturing of semiconductors. Nanometrics acquires Nanda for a
cash consideration of USD 23 million. DEWB has been invested in Nanda
since 2008 and at last held a stake of 24 percent in the Company.
Besides DEWB, the group of investors also included the Swiss business
angel network b-to-v led by Dr. Christian Reitberger, KfW, Capital-E,
Ventegis Capital AG, High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kapital and the
management team. With the sale DEWB contributes a seven-digit million
Euro amount towards earnings.

"During the last years, Nanda developed its cutting-edge inspection
tool and launched it successfully in the market. With recent
acquisitions of top-tier semiconductors as customers, the company is
now at the next stage of development. We are very pleased to have won
an established player in the metrology market as Nanometrics as
buyer," commented Falk Nuber, Member of the Management Board of DEWB.

The sale of Nanda is the third successful exit of DEWB within the
last six months. DEWB plans to close the business year with a
significant annual surplus.

About DEWB Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG
(DEWB AG, ISIN: DE0008041005) is a listed private equity house that
specialises in young and established medium-sized companies. The
investment focus is on strong growth companies from the areas of
photonics and sensor systems for which DEWB provides support through
shareholders' equity, expertise in corporate development and its
sector network. The regional focus lies in the German speaking
countries (D, A, CH). Since 1997 DEWB has invested more than 360
million Euros in 55 companies and realized more than 440 million
Euros through 41 exits, eight of which were in the form of IPOs. The
company is located in Jena, one of the most successful technology and
science regions in Germany, with a long tradition in the field of
optical technologies and one of the most important European centres
for photonics.

Contact:
Marco Scheidler
DEWB AG
Phone: +49 (0) 3641 573 3600
Fax: +49 (0) 3641 573 3610
E-Mail: ir@dewb-vc.com
www.dewb-vc.com

About Nanda Nanda Technologies designs, sells and manufactures fully
automated wafer inspection systems used in the semiconductor
fabrication process. Based on an innovative full-wafer technology,
the Nanda system is able to inspect wafers at extremely high
throughput while maintaining the sensitivity required to monitor
critical process excursions. Nanda Technologies was founded in 2006
by seasoned executives of the capital metrology equipment industry
and is a supplier to semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. Its 27
employees are located in Munich, Germany. More information is
available at www.nanda-tech.com.

About Nanometrics Nanometrics is a leading provider of advanced,
high-performance process control metrology and inspection systems
used primarily in the fabrication of semiconductors, high-brightness
LEDs, data storage devices and solar photovoltaics. Nanometrics´
automated and integrated metrology and inspection systems provide for
control of critical dimensions, device structures, overlay
registration, topography, thin film properties, including film
thickness as well as optical, electrical and material properties. The
company´s process control solutions are deployed throughout the
fabrication process, from front-end-of-line substrate manufacturing,
to high-volume production of semiconductors and other devices, to
advanced wafer-scale packaging applications. Nanometrics´ systems
enable device manufacturers to improve yields, increase productivity
and lower their manufacturing costs. The company maintains its
headquarters in Milpitas, California, with sales and service offices
worldwide. Nanometrics is traded on NASDAQ Select Global Market under
the symbol NANO. Nanometrics´ website is www.nanometrics.com.

Further inquiry note:
Marco Scheidler
Tel.: +49 (0) 3641 573-3600
E-Mail: marco.scheidler@dewb-vc.com

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company: Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel-Beteiligungsges. AG
Leutragraben 1
D-07743 Jena
phone: +49 (0)3641 573 3600
FAX: +49 (0)3641 573 3610
mail: ir@dewb-vc.com
WWW: http://www.dewb-vc.com
sector: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: DE0008041005
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