M&A Deal Summary

VIAVI Acquires Optical Process Automation

On February 21, 2001, VIAVI acquired technology hardware company Optical Process Automation

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VIAVI’s 5th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is VIAVI’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is VIAVI’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2001-02-21
Target Optical Process Automation
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) VIAVI
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Optical Process Automation

Melbourne, Florida, United States
Optical Process Automation, Inc. is a provider of full manufacturing infrastructure for optical components. OPA designs and manufactures automated and semi-automated systems for the manufacture of fiberoptic components and modules.

Search 201,157 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try For Free 7-Day Free Trial

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

VIAVI

Chandler, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Founded 1923
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees3,600
Revenue 1.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

VIAVI specializes in the design and manufacture of products for optical communications networks, communications test and measurement equipment, lasers, and optical solutions. The Company was originally known as JDS Uniphase Corp. and became VIAVI in 2015. Viavi was founded in 1923 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 34
Sector (Technology Hardware) 5 of 17
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 24
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 22
Year (2001) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-05-08 Fujian Casix Laser

Fuzhou, China

Fujian Casix Laser, Inc. is a supplier of crystals, fiberoptic components, optics and lasers for the fiberoptic telecommunications network industry.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-02 IBM - Optical Transceiver Business

United States

IBM - Optical Transceiver Business products include small form factor (SFF) transceivers and Gigabit Interface Converters (GBIC) for storage area networks (SAN) and local area networks (LAN) using optical Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet protocols.

Buy $100M
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal