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Novanta Inc manufactures photonic and motion-control components for original equipment manufacturers in the medical equipment and industrial technology markets. The firm operates in two segments: Automation Enabling Technologies and Medical Solutions. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Medical Solutions segment that designs, manufactures, and markets a range of medical-grade technologies, including medical insufflators, pumps, and related disposables; visualization solutions; and wireless technologies. The firm generates the majority of its revenue from the United States and Europe.
GDS Holdings started as an IT service provider in 2001 then moved to the data center business with its first self-developed data center opening in 2010. The company now develops and operates data centers in China and also builds, operates and transfers data centers for other clients. It offers colocation and managed services and mainly targets hyperscale cloud service customers who take large areas of its data centers or even whole data centers under long-term contracts. It has aggressively raised capital over the past four years for expansion. Its data centers are located predominantly in and around the Tier 1 cities in China and it has also started an expanding into Southeast Asia. GDS listed on the Nasdaq in 2016 and completed a secondary listing in Hong Kong in 2020.