Acquisition Broadens Micross’ Advanced Packaging, Photonics and Test Capabilities and Expands Its Reach into the European Market

MELVILLE, N.Y., July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Micross Components, Inc. (“Micross” or the “Company”), a leading provider of high-reliability microelectronic product and service solutions for aerospace, defense, space, medical and industrial applications and a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AEMtec GmbH (“AEMtec”). AEMtec is a leading provider of complex micro- and optoelectronic modules, advanced packaging, test and assembly services for high-reliability applications, headquartered in Berlin, Germany and a portfolio company of Capiton.

The acquisition significantly enhances Micross’ presence in continental Europe and further broadens Micross’ portfolio of high-reliability microelectronic services and products. AEMtec specializes in delivering end-to-end solutions across the entire packaging and integration value chain—from design, prototyping and industrialization through qualification, series production and lifecycle support. AEMtec’s technology portfolio spans wafer back-end services and wafer testing, chip-on-board, flip chip, 3D integration and opto packaging, all performed in cleanroom facilities in Berlin and Dresden, Germany, and Boston, Massachusetts. Its deep expertise in miniaturization and high-precision assembly enables highly reliable solutions for the most demanding customer requirements.

Serving demanding customers across the semiconductor, medical and biotechnology, industrial automation, communications, and aerospace & defense sectors, AEMtec offers customized solutions for complex, mission-critical requirements. The company’s reputation for engineering excellence and reliability has made it a trusted, single-source development and manufacturing partner to blue-chip customers bringing innovative, high-performance products to market. AEMtec’s management team, led by CEO Robert Giertz, will join Micross as part of the transaction.

Micross’ acquisition – the eleventh under Behrman Capital’s ownership and seventh since consummating a continuation fund transaction in February of 2022 – continues to build on the strategic priorities for the Company, namely broadening Micross’ advanced packaging, photonics and test capabilities. The acquisition also materially expands Micross’ manufacturing and engineering footprint in Europe, positions the Company closer to leading European customers, and better positions the Company for future growth opportunities. The acquisition of AEMtec enhances Micross’s ability to serve existing customers with advanced optoelectronic packaging capabilities, while expanding its European manufacturing footprint to further support the European defense industrial base.

Jim Cannon, CEO of Micross, said, “We are excited to welcome AEMtec to the Micross family, as their world-class expertise in advanced packaging, photonics and optoelectronics will augment our capabilities and accelerate our ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions to our customers. AEMtec establishes our first scaled foothold in continental Europe, augmenting our existing European facilities in the United Kingdom and Denmark, and positions Micross as a leading supplier of high-reliability microelectronic products and services. Together, we look forward to pursuing new business opportunities and expanding our reach in high-growth markets across Europe and beyond.”

Robert Giertz, CEO of AEMtec, said, “We are delighted to join Micross and together capitalize on the significant growth capabilities of both AEMtec and Micross. Our broad technological expertise and end-market exposure strategically align with Micross’ capabilities and provide our customers and employees a promising future.”

Simon Lonergan, Managing Partner of Behrman Capital, said, “Micross’ acquisition of AEMtec enhances the combined company’s strategic position in the high-reliability microelectronics market. This acquisition underscores the Company’s commitment to a truly global offering of high-reliability products and services, allowing us to access the high potential European market. We look forward to supporting Jim and the management to drive growth at Micross.”

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Completion of the transaction is expected in the second half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals. Harris Williams acted as exclusive financial advisor and Goodwin Procter LLP acted as legal counsel for Micross in connection with the transaction.

About Micross
Micross is a provider of advanced, high-reliability microelectronic products and services. With broad authorized access to die & wafer suppliers, an extensive portfolio of hi-rel power, RF, optoelectronics, memory, data bus, logic, and SMD/5962 qualified products, and comprehensive advanced packaging, assembly, modification, upscreening, and test capabilities, Micross is uniquely positioned to provide differentiated high-reliability solutions, from bare die, to fully packaged devices including hermetic ICs/MCMs, PEMs, ASICs, FPGAs, and PCBs, to complete program lifecycle sustainment. For more than 45 years, Micross has been a trusted source for the aerospace, defense, space, medical, energy, communications, and industrial markets. For more information about Micross, please visit www.micross.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

About Behrman Capital
Based in New York City, Behrman Capital was founded in 1991 by Grant G. and Darryl G. Behrman. The firm invests in management buyouts, leveraged buildups and recapitalizations of established growth businesses. The company’s investments are focused in three industries: Defense & Aerospace, Healthcare, and Specialty Industrials. The firm has raised nine private equity funds with combined capital of $4.7 billion and is currently managing active partnerships capitalized at $1.6 billion cumulatively. For more information, please visit www.behrmancap.com.

About AEMtec
AEMtec GmbH is a leading European provider of engineering and electronic manufacturing services specializing in complex micro- and optoelectronic modules and systems. Founded in 2000, AEMtec offers a broad technology portfolio spanning wafer back-end services, chip-on-board, flip chip, 3D integration and opto packaging, serving blue-chip customers across the semiconductor, medical, industrial automation, communications, and aerospace and defense sectors. Headquartered at the Berlin-Adlershof science and technology hub, the company operates cleanroom facilities in Berlin and Dresden, Germany, and Boston, Massachusetts. www.aemtec.com 

Contacts

For Micross
Thomas J. Dinges, CFA
Sr. VP of Finance
225 Broadhollow Road, Suite 305 | Melville, NY 11747
P: +1 (631) 542-5019
Thomas.Dinges@micross.com

For Behrman Capital
Ross Lovern / Nathaniel Shahan
Kekst CNC
ross.lovern@kekstcnc.com / nathaniel.shahan@kekstcnc.com 

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ESPOO, Finland, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Tara Ocean Foundation, a French foundation dedicated to ocean conservation, will embark on the Tara Polaris 1 scientific expedition to the Arctic to continue its work of monitoring climate change and researching its impact on the ocean. The Tara Polar Station, the foundation’s drifting laboratory and observatory station, will be at sea for its first 18-month expedition during 2026-2027, starting a 20-year-long program in partnership with 30 renowned research institutes.

Neste supports the Tara Ocean Foundation’s important work by supplying Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ to help reduce the expedition’s climate impact*, e.g. by replacing fossil fuel use in the polar station’s energy systems in extreme arctic weather conditions. Around 90% of Neste’s renewable diesel will be used to power generators and for heating, alongside wind and solar energy, and the remainder will be used for propulsion. 

“We have designed the vessel energy systems to operate on renewable diesel since the very beginning for both its efficient combustion and its low carbon footprint. Neste is one of the leading producers of renewable diesel and I am very glad that they decided to become a partner of this fantastic and important scientific endeavor to the Arctic Ocean,” says Romain Troublé, Managing Director of the Tara Ocean Foundation.

Monitoring the impacts of climate change on the central Arctic Ocean

The ocean is a vital buffer against the impacts of climate change. According to the United Nations, the ocean absorbs 30% of all carbon dioxide emissions and captures 90% of the excess heat generated by these emissions. The Central Arctic Ocean is critical for global climate regulation – acting as a planetary cooling system – but it is also one of the most iconic casualties of the delayed and insufficient efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally: the Arctic Ocean is warming three to four times faster than the rest of the planet**.

The Tara Polar Station, equipped with six laboratories and a full range of scientific equipment, embarks on an expedition to conduct scientific research in the Central Arctic Ocean, assessing the state of the Arctic Ocean and its unique biodiversity. This work is essential to understanding, tracking, and documenting the changes and dynamics in the ocean and biodiversity across seasons and from year to year, as well as informing decision-makers through scientific evidence about the impact of climate change. 

A mission-critical fuel

The Tara Polar Station will drift across the Central Arctic Ocean and will be locked in sea ice 90% of the time. With no possibility to refuel and in very cold temperatures, the reliability of the fuel is critical for the expedition. 

“Neste has a long history of helping organizations which wish to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with renewable fuels, but this is the first time our fuel is contributing to a scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean. We are proud to collaborate with the Tara Ocean Foundation and to support its important scientific work by supplying our renewable diesel that delivers reliable performance even in the harshest conditions in the Arctic,” says Carl Nyberg, Senior Vice President Commercial, Renewable Products business at Neste.

Fueling the Tara Polar Station with renewable diesel

The Tara Polar Station started its journey towards the Arctic from its home port of Lorient in France on 19 July. It stopped in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, on 23 July for fueling with Neste MY Renewable Diesel™. Moored at a marine bunker fuel station of OK (Catom), one of Neste’s renewable diesel distributors in the Netherlands, the station took onboard nearly 90,000 liters of renewable diesel. After the fueling, Tara Polar Station continues its journey to Norway before heading into the Arctic to start the expedition in mid-August.

Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a lower greenhouse gas emission alternative to conventional fossil diesel*. Thanks to their similar chemical compositions, Neste’s renewable diesel can be used as a direct replacement for fossil diesel in existing diesel engines and fueling infrastructure and works at temperatures down to -32°C.

*) Neste MY Renewable Diesel sold in the EU is an HVO fuel verified against EU RED sustainability criteria, including the requirement to provide a minimum 50% reduction in GHG emissions over its life cycle compared to fossil diesel. 

**) https://www.arcticwwf.org/threats/climate-change

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Unit will provide fit-for-purpose teams that can help clients build the bridge from AI pilots to scalable outcomes

LONDON, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) today announced the launch of its EMEA AI Unit, a dedicated organization created to help enterprises across Europe, the Middle East and Africa move from AI ambition to enterprise value. Aligned to Cognizant’s AI Builder strategy, the unit brings together advisory, engineering and delivery capabilities to help clients build, deploy and run agentic AI solutions grounded in their business context, designed to support measurable outcomes and independent of any single platform, model or cloud.

At the center of the launch is Cognizant’s Frontier Deployed Engineering offering, a delivery model designed to help clients close the gap between experimentation and scaled business impact. It includes three service models — Foundation, Accelerate and Transform — that support organizations from AI strategy and governance through to production deployment and end-to-end business reinvention.

Foundation helps organizations establish the strategy, governance, technology choices and early prototypes needed to begin their agentic AI journey. Accelerate focuses on rapidly identifying, building and deploying high-value use cases into production. Transform supports broader reinvention through multi-agent delivery squads that help redesign and automate workflows end to end, supporting accountability for operational performance.

The unit is already supporting clients at different stages of maturity. Cognizant is helping one of Europe’s leading online fashion retailers move proven AI use cases into production through an AI factory model that can compress development cycles from months to days, while advancing agentic workflows across supply chain, inventory, returns, customer experience and margin protection. It is also working with a global pharmaceutical leader to reimagine R&D operations through multi-agent systems spanning drug discovery, clinical trial design and regulatory preparation.

The EMEA AI Unit reflects Cognizant’s AI Builder approach by combining people, platforms and business context to build AI systems that do real work inside the enterprise. As a neutral AI Builder, Cognizant works across cloud platforms, AI models and technology ecosystems, helping clients choose and scale the solutions that best fit their unique operating needs rather than asking them to commit to a single stack or vendor. Its fit-for-purpose teams help clients move from pilots to scalable outcomes while supporting client efforts to address regional requirements such as data sovereignty, regulatory expectations and sector-specific operating needs.

“Across EMEA, many organizations are enthusiastic about AI but are still working out how to turn that momentum into real business value,” said Manoj Mehta, President EMEA at Cognizant. “The EMEA AI Unit reflects Cognizant’s AI Builder strategy by bringing together the people, platforms and engineering expertise needed to move clients from pilots to payoff. Our approach is neutral by design: we work across clouds, models and ecosystems so clients can build agentic AI solutions that fit their business, integrate into operations and support accountability for outcomes.”

About Cognizant

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is an AI builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.ai or @cognizant.

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