M&A Deal Summary

Thorlabs Acquires Nu Opto

On October 1, 2025, Thorlabs acquired manufacturer Nu Opto

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thorlabs’ 2nd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Thorlabs’ 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thorlabs’ 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-01
Target Nu Opto
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Thorlabs
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Nu Opto

Melbourne, Florida, United States
Nu Opto is a designer and manufacturer of acousto-optic components, based in Melbourne, Florida.

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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 14 of 14
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: Florida M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 10 of 10
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-16 JML Optical

Rochester, New York, United States

JML Optical is a precision-engineered custom optical solution provider that offers optical and optomechanical design, rapid prototype, glass and metal fabrication, thin-film coating, metrology, environmental testing, and full assembly for a one-stop solution. JML Optical was formed in 1972 and is based in Rochester, New York.

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