Cathay Capital Private Equity, along with Mérieux Equity Partners, Bpifrance, and Auriga Partners, have announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of their stake in Amplitude Laser Group
The global market for laser systems for materials processing reached a record volume of $19.8 billion in 2018, despite slowing market growth
Fibre laser manufacturer IPG Photonics has experienced a 19 per cent drop in sales to China, on a year-over-year basis, throughout its final quarter of 2018
NLight has reported a full-year 2018 revenue increase of 38.1 per cent, the reported growth has been made despite ongoing challenging economical conditions in China
Coherent's materials processing sales in China have been impacted by a combination of tariffs, rising consumer debt and eroding consumer confidence and spending, which have taken a toll on the Chinese economy.
Photonics Systems Group, a manufacturer of laser machines for micro-material processing, and owner of Innolas Solutions, has acquired LS Laser Systems, a provider of laser solutions for marking, trimming and micro processing.
Adapt Laser Systems, the North American sales, distribution and technical services partner to German-based laser cleaning solutions firm Clean-Lasersysteme, has been acquired by Boyne Capital
Caribou Technologies, a supplier of centerless grinding, forming, coiling, machining and laser processing for the medical device industry, has been acquired by Resonetics
OpTek Systems has been acquired by Safety Technology Holdings, a portfolio company of UK-based private equity firm Bridgepoint. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Nobel prize winning scientists behind major photonics breakthroughs have warned that the sector could be seriously compromised if it is not included in the Horizon Europe draft funding priority list
