Metron NV, a Netherlands-based supplier of equipment and services to semiconductor manufacturers, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering in the US of shares worth up to $57.5m. The company has yet to determine the number of shares to be offered or an estimated pricing range.
The Dutch firm has several high-profile US customers, including Intel Corp, Motorola Inc and Lucent Technologies Inc. The company, which boasts nearly 600 employees, posted a net loss of $4.5m for the year ended last May on revenue of $228.6m. It shares will eventually trade on the Nasdaq market under the ticker MTCH.
