MALVERN, PA – Vishay Intertechnology has acquired a specialty capacitor (wet tantalum) product line from Kemet Corp. for $35.2 million and other consideration in the form of a three-year term loan of $15 million.
 
Sales of these products during Kemet’s fiscal-year ended March 31 were approximately $16 million, of which approximately $7 million represent former Arcotronics products (acquired last year by Kemet ) sold mostly outside of the US.
 
Worldwide sales during the quarter ended June 30, 2008 were $4.4 million.
 
Closing is scheduled to occur by the end of business today.

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