Arlington Capital Partners has completed the take-private acquisition of Gooch & Housego (G&H), a UK-based designer and manufacturer of advanced photonic and optical components. The deal, valued at approximately £345.6 million ($465 million), was finalized after an agreement in July. G&H, founded in 1948 and headquartered in Ilminster, employs around 1,000 people across the UK, US, and other global locations. Its precision optics, fiber optics, and thin-film coatings serve critical roles in aerospace, defense, and life sciences, including directed energy systems, counter-UAS technologies, GPS-denied navigation, and medical diagnostics.
Arlington plans to expand manufacturing capacity at G&H’s US and UK facilities to support growth in defense, communications, and industrial sectors. The firm, based in the Washington, DC area, specializes in government-regulated industries. Peter Manos, managing partner at Arlington, emphasized G&H’s strategic importance in advancing photonics for future technologies. Financial and legal advisors included JP Morgan, Kirkland & Ellis, Rothschild, Investec, and Burges Salmon.
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