Luxium Solutions Acquires Inrad Optics

Luxium Solutions Acquires PLX Inc. and PLX UK from Tinicum-led Investor Group

March 4, 2024

Manufacturing

Luxium Solutions, a PE-backed provider of high-performance crystals for photonics and radiation detection, has agreed to acquire PLX Inc. and PLX UK, Ltd. from an investor group led by Tinicum. The acquisition broadens Luxium's detection-enabling technology capabilities by adding PLX's monolithic optical assembly, optomechanical engineering and systems-integration expertise; debt financing was provided by KeyBanc Capital Markets and a unitranche by Stellus Capital Management.

SK Capital Partners and Edgewater Capital Partners Acquire Saint-Gobain's Crystals Business (rebranded Luxium Solutions)

September 1, 2022

Manufacturing

Funds advised by SK Capital Partners and Edgewater Capital Partners completed the acquisition of Saint-Gobain's scintillation and photonic crystals business and will rebrand the carve‑out as Luxium Solutions. The business, headquartered in Hiram, Ohio with global facilities in the United States, France and India, supplies scintillation crystals and sapphire/garnet substrates for medical imaging, semiconductor and defense end markets.

EssilorLuxottica Acquires Optical Investment Group (Romania)

July 30, 2024

Retail

EssilorLuxottica has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Optical Investment Group (OIG), Romania’s leading optical retailer, from Innova/6 (an Innova Capital fund) and a group of individual minority shareholders. OIG operates 99 stores under the OPTIblu, Optiplaza and O51 banners, with over 650 employees; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024 subject to regulatory approvals.

Luminar Technologies Acquires OptoGration Inc.

July 19, 2021

Manufacturing

Luminar Technologies has acquired its exclusive InGaAs photodetector design partner and specialized fabrication partner, OptoGration Inc., securing chip IP and production capacity to support series production of its Iris lidar sensor. The deal brings OptoGration’s founders into Luminar, secures roughly one million InGaAs chips per year capacity (expandable), and deepens integration with Luminar’s Black Forest Engineering assets to accelerate production and reduce costs.

IDEX Corporation Acquires Iridian Spectral Technologies

May 22, 2023

Manufacturing

IDEX Corporation agreed to acquire Iridian Spectral Technologies for CAD 150 million and completed the acquisition in May 2023. Iridian, an Ottawa-based designer and manufacturer of thin-film optical filters serving laser communications, telecommunications and life sciences markets, will join IDEX's Optical Technologies within its Health & Science Technology segment to expand IDEX's optical coating and filter capabilities.

Sole Source Capital Acquires Peak Technologies (Peak-Ryzex) and Optical Phusion (OPI)

April 9, 2021

Industrial Services

Sole Source Capital LLC acquired Peak Technologies (formerly Peak-Ryzex) from Keystone Capital and Optical Phusion Inc. from its founders, then merged the two AIDC and factory automation providers under Peak's leadership. The combined business aims to create a larger AIDC/automation platform, capture technological and operational synergies, and expand cross-selling opportunities across retail, grocery, healthcare and industrial end markets.