Pfingsten Acquires Pacific Lasertec
September 6, 2023
Pfingsten, an operationally focused private equity firm, acquired Pacific Lasertec, a San Marcos-based manufacturer of specialty lasers and related power supplies, as a new platform investment on August 25, 2023. Pfingsten said it will work with PLT's management team to scale the business organically and through strategic add-on acquisitions to build a leading photonics solutions provider serving medical diagnostics, semiconductor, scientific R&D and advanced manufacturing end markets.
- Buyers
- Pfingsten
- Targets
- Pacific Lasertec
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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