Coherent Mergers & Acquisitions

Coherent M&A Summary

Coherent has acquired 15 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Coherent’s largest acquisition to date was in 2018, when it acquired Finisar for $3.2B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2025, when it sold Coherent - Aerospace and Defense business to Advent International for $400M. Coherent has acquired in 6 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include semiconductors (39%) and electrical equipment (16%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity13
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8

Coherent

Coherent Corp.

375 Saxonburg Boulevard,
Saxonburg, Pennsylvania 16056
United States,
(724) 352-4455
www.coherent.com

All (15) Buy (13) Sell (2)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-10-31 Coherent's Materials Processing Tools Product Division · Manufacturing
Munich, United States

Coherent's Materials Processing Tools Product Division provides laser‑based tools and systems for industrial materials processing and is based in Munich, Germany.

- Divestiture

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Coherent


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