Greenlight Bidco Limited, indirectly owned by Arlington Capital Partners VII, has announced a recommended cash acquisition of Gooch & Housego for 1,234.9 pence per share. This comprises 1,230.0 pence in cash and a 4.9 pence interim dividend. The offer values the photonics engineering company at approximately £345.6 million on a fully diluted basis. It represents a premium of approximately 40.7% to the closing share price on 15 July 2026. The board of Gooch & Housego unanimously recommends shareholders vote in favour of the scheme of arrangement. The acquisition is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and shareholder consent. Arlington Capital Partners brings experience investing in aerospace, defence, and life sciences sectors where Gooch & Housego operates.

G&H to showcase quantum-enabling photonics technologies at Optica Quantum 2.0 2026. June 2026 - Glasgow, UK G&H (LON: GHH), a global leader in optics and photonics technology, will showcase its advanced quantum-enabling technologies at the Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition, taking place 15-18 June 2026 at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow, UK. Visitors can meet the G&H team at Booth #115. Co-located with the Optica 2026 Quantum Industry Summit - Fifth Edition, Quantum 2.0 brings together researchers, technology developers, and commercial leaders working to accelerate the transition of quantum technologies from laboratory research to real-world deployment. As quantum architectures continue to scale in complexity, photonics has become increasingly critical to enabling precise control, measurement, communication, and computation. G&H supports customers across the quantum ecosystem with a broad portfolio of acousto-optic, electro-optic, fiber-optic, and precision optical technologies, combined with the manufacturing expertise required to transition innovations from prototype to production. At the exhibition, G&H will highlight technologies supporting quantum computing, quantum communications, quantum sensing, quantum metrology, and emerging quantum-enabled systems. "Quantum technologies are moving rapidly from proof-of-concept demonstrations toward scalable, deployable systems," said Richard Hendel, Head of Global Sales, Photonics. "As this transition occurs, the need for precision photonic infrastructure becomes increasingly important. G&H combines decades of photonics expertise with scalable manufacturing capabilities to help customers overcome the challenges associated with building practical quantum systems."