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Koch Industries Acquires Oplink Communications

On November 19, 2014, Koch Industries acquired electrical equipment company Oplink Communications for 445M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Koch Industries’ 2nd transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Koch Industries’ 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Koch Industries’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Koch Industries’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-11-19
Target Oplink Communications
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Koch Industries
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 445M USD
Advisor(s) Cowen (Financial)
Covington & Burling (Legal)

Target

Oplink Communications

Fremont, California, United States
Oplink is a provider of optical communication components, intelligent modules and subsystems. The company offers advanced solutions in DWDM and CWDM bandwidth creation, optical amplification, switching & routing, wavelength conditioning, monitoring & protection, connectivity and system-level integration, as well as a broad portfolio of optical transceivers for metro WDM, aggregation and access applications.

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Buyer

Koch Industries

Wichita, Kansas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1940
Sector Diversified
Employees60,000
Revenue 115.0B USD (2012)
DESCRIPTION

Koch Industries owns a diverse group of companies engaged in refining and chemicals; fibers and polymers; commodity and financial trading; and forest and consumer products. Koch Industries was formed in 1940 and is based in Wichita, Kansas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 13
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 11
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 12
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-09-09 Molex

Lisle, Illinois, United States

Molex Incorporated is a global manufacturer of electronic, electrical and fiber optic interconnection systems. Molex operates 45 manufacturing locations in 17 countries and employs more than 36,000 people globally.

Buy $7.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-19 EFT Energy

New York, New York, United States

EFT Energy, Inc. is a software as a service and solutions provider in the fields of industrial and manufacturing predictive analytics, process optimization, and industrial and commercial energy management.

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