Neophotonics - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Neophotonics M&A Summary

Neophotonics has acquired 3 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Neophotonics’ largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Santur for $39M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold Neophotonics - Low Speed Transceiver Business to APAT Optoelectronics Components for $26M. Neophotonics has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include chemicals (34%) and electrical equipment (34%).

Neophotonics Ownership

Who owns Neophotonics?

Neophotonics is owned by Lumentum Holdings. It was acquired on November 4, 2021.

Was Neophotonics formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Neophotonics was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Neophotonics Business Overview

Where is Neophotonics headquartered?

Neophotonics is headquartered in San Jose, California.

What is Neophotonics’ revenue?

Neophotonics disclosed revenue of 371M USD for 2020 and 357M USD for 2019.

How many employees does Neophotonics have?

Neophotonics has 2,541 employees.

What sector is Neophotonics in?

Neophotonics is a semiconductors company.

When was Neophotonics founded?

Neophotonics was founded in 1996.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 2

Neophotonics

Neophotonics Corp.

2911 Zanker Road,
San Jose, California 95134
United States,
(408) 232-9200
www.neophotonics.com

Neophotonics is a designer and manufacturer of hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic modules and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high-speed communications networks. Neophotonics was founded in 1996 and is based in San Jose, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
vol $57M $57M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $26M $26M
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Neophotonics Corp. - Low Speed Transceiver Business 2016-12-19 26M USD Divestiture
San Jose, California
EMCORE Corp. - Tunable Laser Product Lines 2015-01-05 18M USD Divestiture
Albuquerque, New Mexico
LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd. - Semiconductor Optical Components Business Unit 2013-01-22 - Divestiture
Yokohama, Japan
Santur Corp. 2011-09-29 39M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fremont, California · www.santurcorp.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Chemicals 1 (33%) 39M (69%) - -
Electrical Equipment 1 (33%) 18M (31%) - -
Semiconductors 1 (33%) - - -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (100%) 26M (100%)
Total 3 $57M 1 $26M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 57M 1 26M
  California 1 39M 1 26M
  New Mexico 1 18M - -
Japan 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (67%) 57M (100%) 1 (100%) 26M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (33%) - - -
Total 3 $57M 1 $26M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Raymond James - Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Proskauer Rose LLP
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 2 $57M
TOTAL $57M
Largest Santur Corp.
$39M (2011-09-29)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $26M
TOTAL $26M
Largest Neophotonics Corp. - Low Speed Transceiver Business
$26M (2016-12-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
67%
2 (67%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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