Luna Innovations Acquires LIOS Sensing from NKT Photonics

TJC Completes Acquisition of Luna Innovations

September 25, 2026

IT Services

TJC (formerly The Jordan Company) completed the acquisition of Luna Innovations Incorporated for $1.39 per share in cash, taking the fiber optic technology company private. The deal was first announced on June 26, 2026 and became effective on September 18, 2026, with Luna transitioning to privately held ownership under TJC.

Luna Innovations Acquires Silixa

December 21, 2023

Telecommunications

Luna Innovations Incorporated acquired Silixa, a UK-based leader in distributed fiber optic sensing, for $21.5 million in upfront cash plus up to $16.5 million in earnouts. The deal, partially funded by a strategic investment from White Hat Capital Partners, adds DAS, DTS and DSS capabilities to Luna's portfolio and expands its presence in the U.K./EMEA and end markets such as energy, mining and defense.

Luminar Technologies Acquires Freedom Photonics

March 21, 2022

Industrial Services

Luminar (Nasdaq: LAZR) announced it is acquiring Freedom Photonics, a high-performance laser chip and photonics components company used for lidar and other optical sensing applications. The all-stock deal follows years of collaboration and is expected to close in the second quarter, with Freedom Photonics’ leadership continuing to run and expand the business after closing.

Luna Innovations Acquires New Ridge Technologies

November 2, 2020

Telecommunications

Luna Innovations Inc. acquired Maryland-based New Ridge Technologies LLC on November 2, 2020, adding advanced fiber-optic test and measurement equipment and optical subsystems to Luna's communications test portfolio. Founder and CEO Dr. Henry Yaffe will join Luna as Vice President of Technology for the Communications Test business unit, supporting Luna's capability expansion into polarization control, polarimetry and optical spectral analysis for telecom, 5G and datacenter customers.

Sentrics Acquires Luna Lights

September 22, 2020

Healthcare Services

Sentrics Holdings announced the acquisition of Luna Lights, a maker of automated, motion‑activated lighting and sleep/behavior monitoring for senior living communities. Luna Lights' technology will be integrated into Sentrics' Ensure360/Enrich360 platform to expand fall‑prevention and resident-monitoring capabilities; the founders will assist with product integration.

Luna Innovations Acquires General Photonics

March 4, 2019

Telecommunications

Luna Innovations Incorporated acquired General Photonics Corporation, a Chino, California-based provider of polarization management components, modules and optical test equipment, for $20 million (including up to $1 million earnout). The purchase expands Luna's Lightwave division and strengthens its communications test product portfolio by adding complementary measurement and polarization control capabilities and vertical integration synergies.