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EDITORIAL CONTACT:
Patrick Riley
Integrated Communications Management
pjriley@icmarcom.com
603.893.6510
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VETTE CORP. ACQUIRES EUMAX
THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS PROVIDER AGGRESSIVELY EXPANDS
Manchester, NH - November 11, 2004 - Vette Corp., a provider of thermal management solutions,
today announced its acquisition of China-based EUMAX. With the acquisition of EUMAX,
known primarily as a heatsink and fan manufacturer for the computer industry, Vette enters the
global market in thermal management with a portfolio of 21 patents; design and applications
engineering in Asia and North America; and a customer list of blue-chip electronics
manufacturers. Terms of the transaction were not released.
Vette's thermal management technologies remove heat that diminishes the performance of
electronic products in an increasingly wide array of industries. As electronic systems increase in
functionality and complexity, heat-related factors have a greater impact on product development
cost and time-to-market. Heat dissipation problems in electronic components and systems increase
as more powerful computer chips, increased system integration, smaller form factors, and more
sophisticated power requirements continue to be driven by consumer demands for a mobile and
plugged-in lifestyle.
According to Vette's CEO George Dannecker, "Acquiring EUMAX fits our model of providing
world-class, high-volume supply of thermal solutions to the global computer and power electronics
industries with localized prototyping and preproduction facilities to ensure high-quality customer
support.
"In addition to expanding our manufacturing capabilities, this acquisition gives us additional
technology evaluation bandwidth, which is critical to our continued acquisition and aggressive
partnering with cooling technology companies to provide our customers the complete thermal
solution," Dannecker concluded.
Vette Corp. recently concluded a Series A round of financing, co-led by General Catalyst Partners
and seed investor Kodiak Venture Partners, bringing Vette's total funding to $9.4 million. The
company had stated that the capital would be used for global expansion.
About Vette Corp.
Vette Corp. is a rapidly growing thermal management solutions provider specializing in solving
thermal challenges in electronic cooling for the leading OEMs in both the computer and industrial
industries. Vette's CEO, George Dannecker, was formerly president of Aavid Thermal
Technologies. Ron Borelli, chairman of Vette's board of directors, served as Aavid Thermal's
CEO and chairman. Together, Dannecker and Borelli built Aavid Thermal into the world's largest
and most profitable heat sink company, bringing the venture from $35 million to more than $300
million in revenues in less than six years. With high-volume, Asian-based heatsink and fan
manufacturing coupled with advanced applications and design teams, Vette Corp. offers their
global customers the lowest-cost, highest-quality solutions for their most complex thermal
problems. For more information,
visit: www.vettecorp.com.
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