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Laser Industry News 2000 p1:

• Newport Corp. to merge with Kensington Laboratories
  Newport Corp. (Irvine, CA) has signed a definitive agreement to merge with Kensington Laboratories Inc. (Richmond, CA), a privately held manufacturer of precision robotic and motion control equipment for the semiconductor and fiberoptic communications market.
• Lucent Technologies announces plans to restructure
  Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) has just released the results of an extensive review of the company's business and financial operations, including plans to restructure the business.
• Annual Marketplace Seminar to focus on optical communications
  Laser Focus World and Strategies Unlimited (Mountain View, CA) will present the 15th annual Laser and Optoelectronics Marketplace seminar on Monday, Jan. 22, 2001, in San Jose, CA. The seminar provides business leaders, investors, and technology analysts with a close look at the changing laser and optoelectronics markets ...
• EXFO Acquires Burleigh for $275 Million
  EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc. (Quebec City, Canada) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Burleigh Instruments Inc. for $235 million in EXFO stock and $40 million in cash.
• Kymata Gets More Funding
  Kymata Ltd. (Livingston, Scotland) announced the close of another round of investment. The company's core business is the design and manufacture of advanced, planar, integrated optical components and subsystems for the telecom and datacom industry.