Jan 10, 2022 / 06:15PM GMT
Jim Ricchiuti - Needham & Company - Analyst
Good afternoon. Welcome to the first day of the 24th Annual Needham Growth Conference. My name is Jim Ricchiuti, Senior equity research analyst covering the industrial technology space at Needham & Company. Our next session is going to be a question-and-answer session with the management of II-VI. II-VI, as most of you know, is an industry leader in engineered materials, optoelectronic components, selling into a broad range of markets.
We are pleased to have with us today for this fireside Giovanni Barbarossa, Chief Strategy Officer, President of II-VI's Compound Semiconductor business, and the Company's CFO, Mary Jane Raymond. So, thank you both for joining.
Questions and Answers:
Jim Ricchiuti - Needham & Company - AnalystWhy don't we start with what continues to be top of mind for investors, the pending acquisition of Coherent? I'm wondering what you've learned as you've gone deeper into this process that gives you confidence -- perhaps more confidence about the merits of the combination