Mergers and acquisitions

The manufacturer of laser sources and laser projectors will serve as the core and initial asset in Union Park’s newly-created holding company, Exaktera

Spectrecology owner Mike Morris was the founder of Ocean Optics

Tibidabo Scientific Industries, a supplier of technology for scientific research, aerospace, and industrial markets, has acquired Photek, a manufacturer vacuum based tubes and camera systems for photon detection

Following Lumentum's recent announcement it was set to buy Coherent, MKS Instruments and II-VI have both put in acquisition bids

Two laser manufacturing giants are set to merge following Lumentum's announcement that it will acquire Coherent for $5.7 billion

Luna Innovations has acquired OptaSense from parent company, QinetiQ for £29m

Trumpf has completed the renaming and merger of its wholly-owned fibre laser manufacturing subsidiary SPI Lasers, which is now known as Trumpf Laser UK

California-based SLD Laser was co-founded in 2013 by a group of pioneers in solid state lighting, including Dr Shuji Nakamura (2014 Nobel Laureate in Physics)

The chip manufacturing giant announced plans to acquire Berliner Glas Group, including all subsidiaries, in July

The purchase will bolster EnPro's existing thin-film product offering in the industrial technology, life sciences, and semiconductor markets