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Oplink
Company typePrivate
IndustryOptical components
Founded1995
HeadquartersFremont, California
Revenue$204 million (2014)[1]
$19 million (2014)[1]
Websitewww.oplink.com

Oplink Communications LLC is a US-based business manufacturing and selling optical components. Oplink headquarter is located in Fremont, California and has R/D center and manufacture facility in China and Taiwan.

History

The company was founded in San Jose, California in 1995. Oplink moved its manufacture facility from San Jose, California to Free-trade-zone in Zhuhai, China in 1999-200.The company went public (Nasdaq: OPLK) in 2000 with initial public offering of 13,700,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $18.00 per share.[2] Oplink moved its headquator to Fremont, California in 2006. Koch Industries acquired Oplink for 445 million in December 2014. The legal entity changes to Oplink Communications LLC. [3][4] Oplink is currently managed by Molex, a global electronics components company and Koch Industries subsidiary.

Mergers and acquisitions

Oplink acquired Optical Communication Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: OCPI) for 85.3M in 2007. [5][6]

Oplink was acquired by Koch industory for $445M in 2014.[3][4]

Competitors

JDSU

Finisar

MRV Communications

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