Hardware & Systems

Global Invacom Group Limited (SGX:QS9) acquired Skyware Global, a company which designs and manufactures satellite antenna products.

SoTel Systems, LLC acquired Teleswitch International, a company which distributes communications equipment.

Leica Microsystems GmbH acquired Bioptigen, Inc., a company which develops and manufactures spectral domain optical coherence tomography equipment and software for the ophthalmic community.

HBM Holdings Company acquired Breen Energy Solutions, LLC, a company which offers sulfuric acid measurement systems, ammonium bisulfate sensors, air heater controllers, heat flux sensors, and soot blower controls.

Sunsong Holdings Inc. acquired Harco Manufacturing Group, LLC, a company which manufactures and supplies automotive aftermarket and defense products.

RF Industries, Ltd. (NasdaqGM:RFIL) acquired Rel-Tech Electronics Inc., a company which manufactures cable assemblies and wiring harnesses.

GigOptix, Inc. (AMEX:GIG) acquired GSI Technology Inc. (NasdaqGS:GSIT), a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets memory products primarily for the networking and telecommunications markets in the United States, China, Malaysia, Singapore, and internationally.

Global Leveraged Capital Management LLC acquired VKGS, LLC, a company which designs, engineers, and develops electronic gaming devices and entertainment systems.

PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG) acquired Cuming Microwave Corporation, a company which manufactures and supplies microwave absorbers, RF and radar absorbers, dielectric materials, artificial dielectrics, radomes and anechoic chambers, and EMC chambers for the aerospace and defense, electronics, telecom, medical and automotive industries.

Renco Electronics, Inc. acquired Coils Unlimited, Inc., a company which manufactures standard and custom wound magnetic components, Inc.luding coils and transformers for commercial, industrial, and military markets in the United States and internationally.