Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM:GHH) agreed to acquire Global Photonics from Meopta-optika, s.r.o. for $17.5 million on May 14, 2025. Gooch & Housego PLC will pay a total consideration of $17.5 million for Global Photonics on a debt/cash free basis, comprises as $8.75 million in cash from existing resources and $8.75 million in new Gooch & Housego shares, with the share amount based on the market price in the ten days before completion.
For the period ending December 31, 2024, Global Photonics reported total revenue of $11.1 million and EBITDA of $1.8 million. As of December 31, 2024, Global Photonics reported total assets of $4.1 million.
Completion of the acquisition is expected in the coming few weeks subject to customary closing conditions.
Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM:GHH) completed the acquisition of Global Photonics from Meopta-optika, s.r.o. on June 18, 2025. As part of the consideration for the acquisition, Gooch & Housego PLC has issued 1,328,636 new ordinary shares of 20 pence each in the capital of Gooch & Housego PLC. and will issue a further 84,477 ordinary shares as the final consideration payment on or around 8 October 2025.
Gooch & Housego PLC is a United Kingdom-based company. The Company is a manufacturer of specialist optoelectronic components, materials and systems and specialist instrumentation and life sciences devices. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Aerospace and Defense, and Life Sciences/Bio Photonics. The Industrial segment comprises the Industrial laser market for use in the semiconductor and microelectronic industries, but also includes other Industrial applications such as metrology, telecommunications, and scientific research. The Companyâs products include Acousto-Optics, Crystal Optics, Electro-Optics, Fiber Optics, Precision Optics, Lens Systems, and Vision Systems. Its Aerospace and Defense solutions include satellite communications, optical imaging in harsh environments, airborne and spaceborne navigation, laser directed energy weapons, laser protection in the field. Its Industrial and Telecom solutions include lidar systems, laser-based semiconductor manufacturing.
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