The CBA Group, a group of companies comprised of Universal Instruments Corporation, Vitronics Soltec, Unovis Solutions, and Hover-Davis, announced today that effective October 1 2007, Jean-Luc Pelissier, currently Chairman of the group, will also be taking over as Chief Executive Officer, and President of Universal Instruments Corporation.

Current CEO and Universal President Jeroen Schmits has decided to leave the CBA Group to pursue a different career opportunity in an unrelated field. Jeroen has been involved with Universal Instruments, Vitronics Soltec, and Hover-Davis for over a decade in a variety of roles. He was named President of Universal Instruments in 2005 and took on his executive role at the CBA Group upon Francisco Partners’ acquisition of the group in November 2006.

“With over 20 years of experience in the electronics industry and the capital equipment markets, Jean-Luc is at this stage an ideal successor to Jeroen”, said David ibnAle of Francisco Partners. “Jean-Luc has a strong international experience in market development, key account and customer relationship management and in strategic M&A. In addition, his year long tenure at CBA Group will enable him to immediately be very effective in the role.”

Jean-Luc has over 20 years of experience in the electronics industry and the capital equipment markets. He has strong international experience in market development, key account and customer relationship management, as well as strategic growth expertise, including mergers and acquisitions. Before joining CBA, Jean-Luc was President of NPTest, a Schlumberger spin-off, purchased by Francisco Partners in 2003. Jean-Luc led a successful IPO of NPTest and subsequently sold the company to Credence Systems Corporation. Prior to NPTest, Jean-Luc spent 15 years with Schlumberger managing the development and sales of semiconductor test equipment platforms in various assignments ranging from marketing, sales, and business development to engineering, manufacturing, professional services and general management. Earlier in his career, Jean-Luc worked with companies such as SABER, HCD, Thomson, Elf Aquitaine and IBM. Jean-Luc holds a Ph.D. in Electronics, Circuits, and Systems and two engineering degrees in Microelectronics and Automation from the University of Science and Techniques du Languedoc in Montpellier, France.

Patrick J. Gillard, Chief Financial Officer for CBA Group and Vice President, Finance, Universal Instruments Corporation, commented, “Jean-Luc has been instrumental in leading the CBA Group during the past year. We are looking forward to his expanded role and level of involvement. His background is ideal to support and drive our growth objectives at both Universal and the CBA Group.”

The CBA Group LLC (www.cbagroupllc.com) is a Francisco Partners holding company focused on capital equipment and services investments in the global electronics industry. The CBA Group is a market leader in the circuit board and product assembly market. CBA companies design, manufacture, and market innovative products, process solutions, and services. The group is active in high speed component placement and feeding technology, mass soldering, and product assembly and process solutions.

With approximately $5 billion of capital under management, Francisco Partners (www.franciscopartners.com) is one of the world's largest technology-focused private equity funds. The firm was founded to pursue structured investments in technology companies at strategic, technological, and operational inflection points. Francisco Partners pursues investment opportunities where domain knowledge, strategic insight, and long-term focus generate a differentiated view of investment value and drive superior investment returns. Francisco Partners makes majority and minority investments in private companies, public companies, and divisions of public companies. The principals of Francisco Partners have a proven track record, having invested in excess of $3 billion of equity capital in over 50 technology companies.

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