SCHMID Technology Guangdong gets minority investment from XJ Capital

Equipment manufacturer SCHMID Technology Guangdong has received a "significant minority investment" from Chinese investor XJ Capital in a boost to its PV business. Prior to the investment, SCHMID Technology Guangdong, a manufacturer of PV production equipment and printed circuit boards (PCB), was 100% owned by Germany-based SCHMID Group. The companies hope the partnership will enable SCHMID Technology Guangdong to combine the industry experience of the SCHMID Group, particularly in the chemical space, with the local expertise of XJ Capital. "Combining the strength of both companies will create a lighthouse project for a next level of a Chinese-German cooperation that can…