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

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Finisar M&A Summary

Finisar has acquired 4 companies of its own. It has also divested 1 asset.

Finisar’s largest acquisition to date was in 2004, when it acquired Infineon’ Fiber Optics Business for $263M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2009, when it sold Finisar - Network Tools Business to VIAVI Solutions for $41M. Finisar has acquired in 2 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include technology hardware (50%) and communications (25%).

Finisar Ownership

Who owns Finisar?

Finisar is owned by Coherent. It was acquired on November 9, 2018.

Was Finisar formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Finisar was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Finisar Business Overview

Where is Finisar headquartered?

Finisar is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

What is Finisar’s revenue?

Finisar disclosed revenue of 1,250M USD for 2015 and 1,156M USD for 2014.

How many employees does Finisar have?

Finisar has 13,400 employees.

What sector is Finisar in?

Finisar is a technology hardware company.

When was Finisar founded?

Finisar was founded in 1987.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Finisar Corp.

1389 Moffett Park Drive,
Sunnyvale, California 94089
United States,
(408) 548-1000
www.finisar.com

Finisar Corp. is a communications systems company that specializes in components, subsystems, network products, and instrumentation for high-speed fiber optic data transmission. Finisar Corp. was formed in 1987 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $313M $313M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $41M $41M
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Finisar - Network Tools Business 2009-07-16 41M USD Divestiture
Sunnyvale, California
Optium Corp. 2008-08-29 - Merger
Horsham, Pennsylvania
Kodeos Communications Inc. 2007-04-11 - Add-on Acquisition
South Plainfield,, New Jersey
Infineon Fiber Optic Transceiver Business 2005-01-25 50M USD Divestiture
Berlin, Germany
Infineon’ Fiber Optics Business 2004-04-29 263M USD Divestiture
Munich, Germany
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Technology Hardware 2 (50%) 313M (100%) - -
Communications 1 (25%) - 1 (100%) 41M (100%)
Manufacturing 1 (25%) - - -
Total 4 $313M 1 $41M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 2 - 1 41M
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  California - - 1 41M
Germany 2 313M - -
Domestic 2 (50%) - 1 (100%) 41M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (50%) 313M (100%) - -
Total 4 $313M 1 $41M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $263M
< $100M 1 $50M
TOTAL $313M
Largest Infineon’ Fiber Optics Business
$263M (2004-04-29)
sell # Total
< $100M 1 $41M
TOTAL $41M
Largest Finisar - Network Tools Business
$41M (2009-07-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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