Case
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August 2001
Finnigan Corporation
by
Carliss Y. Baldwin and Barbara Feinberg
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Abstract
Finnigan Corp., headquartered in San Jose, CA, was the world's leading producer of mass spectrometers, holding a 45% market share of instruments used for chemical analysis in pharmaceutical product development, environmental testing, genetic testing, and other sophisticated applications. At the end of 1989, after a year of setbacks and financial disappointments, the board of directors of Finnigan voted to seek a buyer for the company.
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown;
Financial Crisis;
Machinery and Machining;
Technology Industry;
San Jose;