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Luxium Solutions Acquires Inrad Optics

April 9, 2024

Manufacturing

Luxium Solutions, an affiliate of private equity firms SK Capital Partners and Edgewater Capital Partners, acquired Inrad Optics in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $19 million (including assumed debt) and $1.10 per share. The deal, completed July 2, 2024, makes Inrad a privately held, U.S.-controlled business and is intended to expand Luxium's optics and photonics manufacturing capabilities and capacity.

Glamox Acquires Luxonic Lighting

April 30, 2019

Building Products

Glamox, a Triton-backed lighting group, has acquired 100% of the shares in Luxonic Group Ltd (Luxonic Lighting). Luxonic is a UK-based lighting manufacturer (GBP 16.6m revenue in 2018) with a manufacturing plant in Basingstoke; the deal strengthens Glamox's position and product offering in the UK professional lighting market.

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.

Plaskolite Acquires MXL Industries

June 7, 2022

Manufacturing

Plaskolite LLC, a Pritzker Private Capital-owned manufacturer of engineering thermoplastics, has acquired MXL Industries, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based maker of specialty optical plastic parts. The acquisition strengthens Plaskolite's coatings and polycarbonate capabilities and expands its offerings into specialty-crafted optical thermoplastic solutions for aerospace, medical, life-safety and marine markets.

F&P Equity Partners Acquires Luxxbox and Adds It to Panzeri Portfolio

October 30, 2024

Building Products

F&P Equity Partners, a Milan-based private equity firm, has acquired Luxxbox USA, Inc., a Petaluma-based designer and manufacturer of acoustic lighting and workspace solutions, and will add the business to its portfolio company Panzeri Carlo S.r.l. The add-on acquisition aims to combine Luxxbox’s acoustic lighting products and design capabilities with Panzeri’s Italian lighting platform to accelerate product innovation and expand global reach.

Amplix Acquires Twin Lights Group

July 9, 2024

IT Services

Amplix, a Gemspring Capital portfolio company, has acquired Twin Lights Group, a South Plainfield, New Jersey-based technology advisory and network implementation firm. Terms were not disclosed; the deal brings Twin Lights’ advisory capabilities and ~140 enterprise and SMB customers onto the Amplix platform as an add-on to expand its IT advisory and infrastructure services.