Oplink Communications

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Oplink Communications LLC
Company type Subsidiary of Molex
Industry Optical components
Founded1995
Headquarters Fremont, California
Revenue $204 million (2014) [1]
$19 million (2014) [1]
Website www.oplink.com

Oplink Communications LLC is a US-based business manufacturing and selling optical components. [2] Oplink's headquarters is located in Fremont, California, [2] and it has facilities in China [3] and Taiwan. [4]

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History

The company was founded in San Jose, California in 1995.[ citation needed ] Oplink moved its manufacturing facility from San Jose to the Zuhai Free Trade Zone in Zhuhai, China in 2000.[ citation needed ] The company went public (Nasdaq: OPLK) in 2000, with an initial public offering of 13,700,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $18.00 per share. [5] [6] Oplink moved its headquarters to Fremont, California in 2004.[ citation needed ] Koch Industries acquired Oplink for $445 million in December 2014, and the legal entity changed to Oplink Communications LLC. [7] [8] Oplink is currently owned by Molex, a global electronics components company and Koch Industries subsidiary. [7]

Mergers and acquisitions

Oplink acquired Optical Communication Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCPI) for $85.3M in 2007. [9] [10] [11]

Oplink was acquired by Koch Industries for $445M in 2014. [7] [8]

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