A&O Shearman represented Coherent Corp., a global leader in photonics, in the USD400m sale of its Aerospace and Defense business to Advent International, L.P., a leading global private equity investor.
The sale agreement was announced on August 13, 2025 in a press release. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.
Coherent (NYSE: COHR), headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, harnesses photons to drive innovation. Founded in 1971 and operating in more than 20 countries, Coherent brings the industry's broadest, deepest technology stack to help its customers solve their toughest technology challenges.
The A&O Shearman team that represented Coherent was led by corporate partners Christopher Forrester and Daniel Mitz, and included technology transactions partner Alex Touma, senior corporate associate Geeth Makepeace, corporate associate Xiner Ning and M&A associate Justin Lee.
Partner Doreen Lilienfeld and associate Alexandra Kasper provided advice on compensation, employment, pensions & governance (CEPG). Tax advice was provided by partner Larry Crouch and associates Anna Armao and Ryan Sedwick; environmental & sanctions counsel was contributed by partner Jake Pratt and associate James Daher. Real Estate advice was provided by partner Carolyn Stoner while M&A advice was also provided by counsel Robert Bucella. Partners Ben Gris and Jonathan Cheng, associates Brandon Abrams and Kiko Demetriou contributed antitrust counsel. Data privacy advice was provided by partner Helen Christakos, and technology transactions advice was provided by associates Bertrand Nzabandora, Quinn Hendricks, and Florence Duong.