M&A Deal Summary

Lighting Science Group Acquires Lamina Ceramics

On August 1, 2008, Lighting Science Group acquired electrical equipment company Lamina Ceramics from Easton Capital Investment Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lighting Science Group’s 1st transaction in the Electrical Equipment sector.
  • This is Lighting Science Group’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lighting Science Group’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-08-01
Target Lamina Ceramics
Sector Electrical Equipment
Buyer(s) Lighting Science Group
Sellers(s) Easton Capital Investment Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Lamina Ceramics

Westampton, New Jersey, United States
Lamina defines the state of technology in the development and manufacture of super-bright LED light engines. The Company's leading edge LED packaging technology and design, and its proprietary multi-layer ceramic on metal packaging solution provides unsurpassed thermal management and interconnectivity. Lamina's technology emerged from 12 years of research and development at the Sarnoff Corporation - the same laboratory that developed such world-changing inventions as: color television, the liquid crystal display technology that is used in cell phones, laptops and watches, and today's High Definition Television and satellite TV technology. Easton led an investment in Lamina in April 2007. Other investors in the Company include Morgenthaler Ventures, Sarnoff Corporation, RedShift Ventures, Granite Global, CID Capital, Kemet Electronics Corporation and Richard King Mellon Foundation.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Lighting Science Group

West Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees50
Revenue 52M USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Lighting Science Group Corp. designs develops, manufactures and markets LED lighting solutions that are environmentally friendlier and more energy-efficient than traditional lighting products. Lighting Science Group offers retrofit LED lamps in form factors that match the form factor of traditional lamps or bulbs and LED luminaires for a range of applications including public and private infrastructure for both indoor and outdoor applications. Lighting Science Group was founded in 2000 and is based in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2008) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Easton Capital Investment Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 200M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Easton Capital Investment Group is a private investment firm that targets early-stage venture capital to later-stage growth capital investments. Easton will consider opportunities across a range of industries but generally invests in the healthcare industry, including biopharmaceuticals, drug delivery, medical devices, and healthcare services. Easton looks to commit $0.50 to $10 million per transaction. Easton Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 20
Sector (Electrical Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 9
State (New Jersey) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 12 of 20
Year (2008) 2 of 2
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