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Meade Instruments sold to Chinese telescope company for $5.9 million

Telescope maker Meade Instruments has been sold to affiliates of Chinese manufacturer Ningbo Sunny Electronic Co. for $5.9 million, ending months of speculation over the future of a storied Irvine firm.
Ningbo, which makes and sells telescopes, binoculars and other tools, paid $4.50 a share, beating two buyout offers that the company was weighing this year.
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Meade Instruments Corp. Announces Merger Agreement; to be Acquired by Jinghua Optics & Electronics

Meade Instruments Corp. ("Meade"), (est. 1972) one of the world's largest designers and manufacturers of telescopes and accessories for amateur astronomers, and Jinghua Optics & Electronics Co., Ltd. ("JOC") announced today that Meade and JOC's wholly-owned subsidiary, JOC North America LLC ("JOCNA") and JOCNA's wholly-owned merger subsidiary, have signed a definitive merger agreement for JOCNA to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Meade for approximately $4.5 million or $3.45 per share. The acquisition will be paid with cash and is expected to be completed by the end of July 2013, subject to shareholder approval.
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  Meade Recall's ALL LX800 Mounts

In a move that is rather unprecedented for the astronomical equipment world, Meade Instruments has decided enough is enough, and has formally RECALLED all the LX800 mounts it has shipped out.
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Meade Telescopes - Acquire A Meade Telescope To Uncover Delightful Marvels

In the event that your are thinking about buying a telescope to augment your astronomical image enjoyment, the most well known make is Meade Telescopes. Manufactured by Meade Instruments Inc, a Meade Telescope radiates class and will take your astronomy to the next level.
Meade Instruments first commenced as a mail order store in 1972 retailing small reflector telescopes and accessories. During nineteen-seventy-eight, the company saw an opening and started making Schimdt-Cassegrain telescopes. Meade Telescopes provide some great deals on telescopes and for the professional astronomers among us, they also produce larger scopes to fit more substantial observatories.
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Meade Instruments Corp.

Meade Instruments Corporation (aka Meade) is a multinational company headquartered in Irvine, California, that manufactures, imports, and distributes telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, CCD cameras and telescope accessories for the consumer  market.  It is the world's largest manufacturer of telescopes.
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Telescope-maker Meade Instruments Corp.'s CEO Steven Muellner has stepped down and has been replaced by former chief executive Steven Murdock.
The company said Thursday afternoon that Muellner is pursuing other interests. Murdock has been a director at Meade since 2006.

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