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Thorlabs Acquires Vytran

On August 20, 2015, Thorlabs acquired test/measurement equipment company Vytran from NKT Holding A/S

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thorlabs’ 10th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Thorlabs’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thorlabs’ 2nd transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-08-20
Target Vytran
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Thorlabs
Sellers(s) NKT Holding A/S
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Vytran

Morganville, New Jersey, United States
Vytran is a supplier of innovative fiber fusion splicing and glass processing solutions for the fiber laser, sensing, medical, telecom, aerospace, and specialty fiber products markets. Vytran technologies are designed to reduce customers’ risk, speed their products to market, and lower their cost of ownership.

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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 12 of 14
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment M&A 10 of 10
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 7
State: New Jersey M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 8 of 10
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-27 Corning Quantum Cascade Laser Business

United States

Corning Quantum Cascade Laser Business engages in manufacturing of quantum cascade lasers (QCL) for sensing, scientific and defense markets.

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FOLLOWING 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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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

NKT Holding A/S

Brøndby, Denmark
Category Company
Founded 1891
Sector Diversified
Employees8,828
DESCRIPTION

NKT is a modern industrial conglomerate with businesses specialising in professional cleaning equipment (Nilfisk), power cables (NKT Cables), and high-tech photonic products (Photonics Group).

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
State: New Jersey M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-24 NKT Photonics

Birkerød, Denmark

NKT Photonics A/S is a supplier of fiber lasers and photonic crystal fibers including OCT imaging systems, pulsed lasers, such as supercontinuum sources, ultra-low noise DFB fiber lasers, and a wide range of specialty fibers.

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