M&A Deal Summary

Coherent Acquires Positive Light

On February 13, 2003, Coherent acquired electronics company Positive Light

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Coherent’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Coherent’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Coherent’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-02-13
Target Positive Light
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Coherent
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Positive Light

Los Gatos, California, United States
Positive Light, Inc., is a designer and manufacturer of advanced solid-state lasers for the scientific and industrial markets.

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Buyer

Coherent

Santa Clara, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1966
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Revenue 1.2B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Coherent's corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
Entrance to Coherent's corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Coherent is a supplier of photonics-based solutions for a broad range of commercial and scientific research applications. Coherent designs, manufactures, services, and markets lasers and related accessories for a diverse group of customers. Coherent was formed in 1966 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 10
Sector (Electronics) 2 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 9
State (California) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 7
Year (2003) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-04-04 DeMaria ElectroOptics Systems

Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States

DeMaria ElectroOptics Systems, Inc., designs and manufactures carbon dioxide lasers used in electronics packaging, material processing and research applications.

Buy $23M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-06-13 TuiLaser AG

Munich, Germany

TuiLaser AG, is a designer and manufacturer of excimer and advanced solid-state lasers for scientific, OEM medical, and industrial applications.

Buy €23M
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