M&A Deal Summary

Thorlabs Acquires Lumen Dynamics Burleigh Product Line Assets

On October 7, 2011, Thorlabs acquired test/measurement equipment company Lumen Dynamics Burleigh Product Line Assets from Lumen Dynamics Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thorlabs’ 5th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Thorlabs’ 1st transaction in Canada.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-10-07
Target Lumen Dynamics Burleigh Product Line Assets
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Thorlabs
Sellers(s) Lumen Dynamics Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Lumen Dynamics Burleigh Product Line Assets

Canada
Lumen Dynamics Burleigh(R) Product Line Assets engages in manufacturing a wide range of manipulation and precision motion control equipment for applications within the life science market, including patch-clamp systems, piezoelectric micromanipulators, and high-stability microscope mounting solutions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Thorlabs

Newton, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Thorlabs is a vertically integrated photonics products manufacturer to serve the laser and electro-optics research market. As that market has spawned a multitude of technical innovations, Thorlabs has extended its core competencies in an effort to play an ever increasing role serving the Photonics Industry at the research end, as well as the industrial, life science, medical, and defense segments.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 13
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 5 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 7
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-03-23 Covega

Jessup, Maryland, United States

Covega is a provider of Indium-Phosphide and Lithium-Niobate components and modules to the telecommunication, medical, industrial, defense, and test and measurement markets. Covega is a vertically integrated company with full InP and LiNbO3 foundry capabilities including, device design & modeling, wafer growth & fabrication, and advanced E/O device packaging.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-05 Idesta Quantum Octavius Line of Ultrafast Lasers

United States

Idesta Quantum Octavius Line of Ultrafast Lasers manufactures ultrafast lasers with 85 megahertz and 1 gegahertz repetition rates and pulse widths of less than 6 femtoseconds and ultrafast pulse characterization products.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Lumen Dynamics Group

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1984
Sector Electrical Equipment
DESCRIPTION

Lumen Dynamics Group develops and retails high-intensity ultraviolet illumination and curing products. Its devices are required by a variety of end users in fields like life science, medical device manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, and digital printing.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
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