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TDK buys Germany's Epcos for $1.9bn

Japan's TDK Corp is buying German electronic parts manufacturer Epcos AG for $1.9bn in cash, as it pursues growth overseas and seeks to expand sales of industrial-use components ...full story at Financial Times

from Financial Times on Thu, Jul 31 2008

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