Signed · France · Medical technology
IPG Photonics agrees to acquire Lumibird Medical.
IPG Photonics, based in Marlborough, Massachusetts, signed a share purchase agreement on 8 September 2026 to buy Lumibird Medical, the ophthalmology diagnostic and treatment systems subsidiary of Lumibird S.A., headquartered in Cournon-d'Auvergne, France. The signing followed a binding offer announced on 16 July 2026, and closing is subject to French foreign investment approval. It was signed on 8 September 2026. It had not completed by 28 October 2026.
SigningDay 100
Signing 8 September 2026
- Buyer
- IPG Photonics Corporation ·Marlborough, United States
- Target
- Lumibird Medical SAS ·Cournon-d'Auvergne, France
- Type
- Acquisition
- Announced
- 16 July 2026
- Signed
- 8 September 2026
- Value
- EUR 300 million plus an earn-out of up to EUR 50 million
- People
- more than 450
- Last checked
- 28 October 2026
The people side in France
- A French target with 50 or more employees consults its works council (CSE) before any binding decision. Labour Code (Code du travail), articles L2312-8 and L2312-14
- In a sale of the business, a merger or another change in the employer's legal situation, all employment contracts in force continue with the new employer. Labour Code (Code du travail), article L1224-1
- Where a deal meets the French merger control thresholds, the parties wait for the final decision of the Autorité de la concurrence before completing it. Autorité de la concurrence: Contrôle des concentrations
- In sensitive activities, prior authorisation is needed for a foreign buyer taking control or a business line, or a non-EU/EEA buyer crossing 25% of votes (10% if listed). Direction générale du Trésor: Les conditions d'une opération soumise à autorisation préalable
- A foreign company without an establishment in France that hires staff there declares them and pays their social contributions in France, through the Urssaf Foreign Companies service. Urssaf: Foreign companies service
- Where the deal needs EU merger clearance, the buyer may not implement it before clearance. EU Merger Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004), article 7
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