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1 | EPIC is the industry association that promotes the sustainable development of organisations working in the field of photonics. We foster a vibrant photonics ecosystem by maintaining a strong network and acting as a catalyst and facilitator for technological and commercial advancement. EPIC publishes market and technology reports, organizes technical workshops and B2B roundtables, engages in advocacy and lobbying, European funded projects, education and training activities, standards and roadmaps, pavilions at exhibitions. www.epic-assoc.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Year | Type | Mother Company | HQ Country | Company Acquired | HQ Country | Value of Transaction | Core photonics public company acquired | Comments | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | www.epic-assoc.com/funding/venture-finance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | www.epic-assoc.com/message-to-investors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Questions/Comments/Corrections, please contact carlos.lee@epic-assoc.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2022 | Acquisition | Sivers Semiconductors | Sweden | MixComm | USA | $22.5 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 2022 | Merger | NUBURU | USA | Tailwind | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 2022 | Acquisition | Raytheon UK | United Kingdom | Northern Space and Security | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 2022 | Acquisition | TKH Group | The Netherlands | Nerian Vision | Germany | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 2022 | Acquisition | Headwall Photonics | USA | perClass BV | The Netherlands | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 2022 | Acquisition | Headwall Photonics | USA | Holographix | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 2022 | Acquisition | TroGroup | Austria | Innolas Photonics | Germany | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 2022 | Acquisition | Visitech | USA | Keynote Photonics | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 2022 | Acquisition | Teledyne | USA | NL Acoustics | Finland | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 2022 | Acquisition | Hamamatsu | Japan | NKT Photonics | Denmark | €205 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2022 | Acquisition | Lumibird | France | Saab (laser rangefinder business) | Sweden | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 2022 | Acquisition | Probo Medical | USA | Canute Medical | Canada | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 2022 | Acquisition | Sirona Medical | USA | Nines | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 2022 | Acquisition | DC BLOX | USA | Ascendant Capital Fiber | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 2022 | Acquisition | DC BLOX | USA | Light Source Communications | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 2022 | Acquisition | ColdQuanta | USA | Super.tech | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 2022 | Acquisition | Broadcom | USA | VMware | USA | $61 billion | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 2022 | Acquisition | Quantum Computing | USA | QPhoton | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 2022 | Merger | Allied Motion | USA | ThinGap | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 2022 | Acquisition | Basler AG | Germany | Advanced Technologies | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 2022 | Acquisition | Clearfield | USA | Nestor Cables Oy | Finland | $23 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 2022 | Acquisition | Senko Advanced Components | Japan | CudoForm | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 2022 | Acquisition | Precisional | USA | Trimble (four industrial technology businesses: Protempis, LOADRITE, Spectra Precision Tools, and SECO) | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 2022 | Acquisition | Netherlands Measurement Institute | Netherlands | Chamois Metrology | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 2022 | Acquisition | Advanced Navigation | Australia | Vai Photonics | Australia | $40 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 2022 | Acquisition | DZS | USA | Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Alignment | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 2022 | Acquisition | CTS | USA | TEWA Temperature Sensors | Poland | $24.5 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 2022 | Acquisition | Snap | USA | NextMind | France | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 2022 | Acquisition | Expro | United Kingdom | SolaSense | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 2022 | Acquisition | Signify | Netherlands | Gerard Lighting (Pierlite business) | Australia | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 2022 | Acquisition | Process Insights | USA | Guided Wave | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 2022 | Acquisition | Quantum Machines | Israel | QDevil | Denmark | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 2022 | Acquisition | Clearwave Fiber | USA | RG FIBER | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 2022 | Acquisition | Sarcos | USA | RE2 Robotics | USA | $100 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 2022 | Acquisition | Bosch | Germany | Atlatec | Germany | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 2022 | Acquisition | Axion BioSystems | USA | CytoSMART Technologies | Netherlands | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 2022 | Acquisition | Aurora Solar Technologies | Canada | BT Imaging | Australia | CA$16.2 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 2022 | Acquisition | STANDEX | USA | SENSOR SOLUTIONS | USA | $9.7 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 2022 | Acquisition | Snap | USA | Compound Photonics | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 2022 | Acquisition | SKF | Sweden | Laser Cladding Venture | Belgium | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 2022 | Acquisition | CareAR | USA | MagicLens | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 2022 | Acquisition | IMV Technologies | France | VESCO | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 2022 | Acquisition | Qualcomm | USA | Augmented Pixels | Ukraine | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 2022 | Acquisition | ABB Optical | USA | MagicLens | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 2022 | Acquisition | Blue Origin | USA | Honeybee Robotics | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 2022 | Acquisition | Bell | Canada | EBOX | Canada | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 2022 | Merger | Second Sight | USA | Nano Precision Medical | USA | $8 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 2022 | Acquisition | Volatus Aerospace | Canada | MVT Geo-Solutions | Canada | CA$1.2 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 2022 | Acquisition | Amentum | USA | PAE | USA | $1.9 billion | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 2022 | Acquisition | Bosch Sensortec | Germany | Arioso Systems | Germany | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 2022 | Acquisition | Getinge | Sweden | FLUOPTICS | France | €27 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 2022 | Acquisition | Axon | USA | Foundry 45 | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 2022 | Acquisition | Corning Incorporated | USA | Saint-Gobain (Shielding and Optics business unit) | France | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 2022 | Acquisition | Carl Zeiss Meditec | Germany | Katalyst Surgical | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 2022 | Acquisition | Carl Zeiss Meditec | Germany | Kogent Surgical | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 2022 | Acquisition | Digital Alpha | USA | Unitas Global (Connectivity Business) | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 2022 | Acquisition | Blackrock Neurotech | USA | MindX | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 2022 | Acquisition | Resonetics | USA | EaglePicher Technologies (Medical Power business) | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 2022 | Acquisition | Horizon | USA | Consolidated Cooperative (Commercial Fiber business) | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 2022 | Acquisition | Bruker | USA | Optimal Industrial Automation and Technologies | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 2022 | Acquisition | Discovery Life Sciences | USA | Corning (Gentest® business unit) | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 2022 | Acquisition | USA | Raxium | USA | Not disclosed | |||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 2022 | Acquisition | Electro Optic Systems | Australia | KiwiStar Optics | New Zealand | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 2022 | Acquisition | Quantifi Photonics | New Zealand | SmarTest Electronics | Thailand | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 2022 | Acquisition | Luminar | USA | Freedom Photonics | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 2022 | Acquisition | Zebra Technologies | USA | Matrox Imaging | Canada | $875 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 2022 | Acquisition | Thermo Fisher Scientific | USA | Max Analytical Technologies | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 2022 | Acquisition | Luna Innovations | USA | NKT Photonics (LIOS sensing business) | Germany | €20 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 2022 | Acquisition | EFFECT Photonics | The Netherlands | Viasat (DSP business) | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 2022 | Acquisition | Furhat Robotics | Sweden | Misty Robotics | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 2022 | Acquisition | Voyager Space | USA | Space Micro | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 2022 | Acquisition | EOTech | USA | Intevac (Photonics business unit) | USA | $100 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 2022 | Acquisition | Meta Platforms | USA | ImagineOptix | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 2022 | Acquisition | Nano Dimension | USA | Global Inkjet Systems | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | https://www.globalinkjetsystems.com/nano-dimension-acquires-global-inkjet-systems-implements-its-vision-for-specialized-3d-printing-and-additive-manufacturing/ | |||||||||||||||||||
80 | 2022 | Acquisition | Goldman Sachs | USA | ImOn Communications | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 2022 | Acquisition | SEACOM | South Africa | Africell (Uganda assets) | United Kingdom | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 2022 | Acquisition | Sensata | USA | Elastic M2M | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 2022 | Acquisition | Intel | USA | Tower Semiconductor | Israel | $5.4 billion | ||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 2022 | Acquisition | IBM | USA | Neudesic | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 2022 | Acquisition | BelGaN | Belgium | ON Semiconductor Belgium | Belgium | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 2022 | Acquisition | 3D Systems | USA | Titan Robotics | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 2022 | Acquisition | nLight | USA | Plasmo Industrietechnik | Austria | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 2022 | Acquisition | Ocean Insight | USA | International Light Technologies | USA | $26.6 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 2022 | Acquisition | EMCORE | USA | L3Harris (Space and Navigation Business) | USA | $5 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 2022 | Acquisition | Beanfield Metroconnect | Canada | FibreStream | Canada | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 2022 | Merger | MetroNet | USA | Vexus Fiber | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 2022 | Acquisition | DataBank | USA | CyrusOne (purchased four data centers) | USA | $670 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 2022 | Acquisition | H5 Data Centers | USA | vXchnge (bought seven data centers) | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 2022 | Acquisition | mdGroup | USA | GeoCue | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 2022 | Acquisition | TRUMPF | Germany | Active Fiber Systems | Germany | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 2022 | Acquisition | KPM Analytics | USA | Bruins Instruments | Germany | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 2022 | Acquisition | Zayo | USA | QOS Networks | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 2022 | Acquisition | Bystronic | Switzerland | Antil | Italy | CHF 13 million | ||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 2022 | Acquisition | Digital Realty | USA | Teraco | South Africa | $3.5 billion (to acquire a 55% stake) | ||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 2022 | Acquisition | Carlyle | USA | Involta | USA | Not disclosed | ||||||||||||||||||||