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Gooch & Housego Acquires Spanoptic

On October 15, 2013, Gooch & Housego acquired semiconductors company Spanoptic

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gooch & Housego’s 4th transaction in the Semiconductors sector.
  • This is Gooch & Housego’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-10-15
Target Spanoptic
Sector Semiconductors
Buyer(s) Gooch & Housego
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Spanoptic

Scotland, United Kingdom
Spanoptic Ltd. is a manufacturer of precision optical components specializes in spherical and aspheric lenses and diffractive optics for applications in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared regions of the spectrum. This capability is highly complementary to G&H’s predominantly planar optics business and enhances the Company’s ability to provide complete sub-system solutions to its customers in line with its strategic objectives.

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Buyer

Gooch & Housego

Ilminster, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1948
Sector Information Technology
Employees1,030
Revenue 148M GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business with operations in the USA and Europe. A provider in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace & Defense, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research sectors. Gooch & Housego was founded in 1948 and is based in Ilminster, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 15
Sector (Semiconductors) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 13
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 4
Year (2013) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-01 Crystal Technology

Palo Alto, California, United States

Crystal Technology LLC is a manufacturer of acousto-optic, electro-optic and fibre optic components and systems, and oxide single crystal materials for optical applications.

Buy $14M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-25 Constelex Technology Enablers

Athens, Greece

Constelex Technology Enablers Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of advanced photonic systems.

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