Luna Mergers & Acquisitions

Luna M&A Summary

Luna has acquired 6 companies, including 4 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Luna’s largest acquisition to date was in 2020, when it acquired OptaSense for $45M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold Luna Innovations - High-Speed Optical Receivers Technology to Macom Technology Solutions Holdings for $30M. Luna has acquired in 3 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include test/measurement equipment (50%) and technology hardware (34%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Luna

Luna Innovations, Inc.

301 1st Street, SW Suite 200,
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
United States,
(540) 769-8400
www.lunainc.com

All (8) Buy (6) Sell (2)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2023-12-21 Silixa · Electronics
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom · www.silixa.com

Silixa is an independent provider of distributed fiber optic sensing solutions, offering an unrivalled technical portfolio of end-to-end solutions that enable temperature, strain and acoustic measurements at the highest fidelity in even the most hostile settings. Silixa is based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

Revenue (mlns) 30 USD
Advisors: Addleshaw Goddard , PwC Corporate Finance
22
0.7x REVENUE
Add-on Acquisition

Luna
Advisors: Cooley , Needham & Company

Lime Rock Partners PE


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