Corporate team at law firm Bermans advises on sale of RoBAT to Swedish hi-tech company

A Swedish hi-tech company has acquired Cheshire-based RoBAT, with corporate lawyers at north west firm Bermans advising on the deal.

RoBAT designs and manufactures high-value robotic machines for the fast and reliable testing of high-frequency signal quality on printed circuit boards.

The company serves a global market from its headquarters in Macclesfield and its operations in China and the United States. Its specialised equipment is trusted by some of the world’s largest technology companies.

RoBAT, which was founded in 2001, employs 27 staff and recorded net sales of £3m in 2024.

Laura McMorland, Charlotte Mills and Nathan Hughes, of Bermans’ Manchester office, advised the shareholders of RoBAT on the company’s sale to Mycronic’s Global Technologies division for an undisclosed sum.

Mycronic, which is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, develops and manufactures production equipment for the electronics industry.

Its Global Technologies division is already active in providing electrical test equipment for bare board PCBs. RoBAT will form part of the PCB Test business line in the Global Technologies division.

Laura McMorland said: “It was our pleasure to advise the selling shareholders of RoBAT, a successful north west-headquartered business. We look forward to seeing its continued success in the future under Mycronic ownership.”

Magnus Marthinsson, Sr VP Global Technologies at Mycronic, said: “Computational power and communication will continue to evolve rapidly. The resulting high-speed applications require PCBs with good high frequency signal quality.”

Jochen Kleinertz, head of the PCB Test business line at Mycronic, said: “RoBAT’s offering is very exciting and particularly relevant for AI server applications.”

A team at law firm CMS led by Eva Talmacsi advised Mycronic on the acquisition. Mary Tierney and Rick Payne, of accountancy firm Bennett Brooks, provided accountancy, tax and corporate finance advice to the selling shareholders, chairman Colin Barker and managing director Bruce Nockton.