On May 1 st, 2025, Yotta Capital Partners (“Yotta”), a French private equity firm, and its portfolio entity, Fiber Optics Group (“FOG”) acquired FiberTech Optica. Canadian company FiberTech Optica, founded in 2000, designs and manufactures a wide range of specialty fiber optic assemblies, including. Evry-Courcouronnes, France, May 5, 2025 – Fiber Optics Group (FOG) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Canadian company FiberTech Optica (FTO), a specialist in integrated fiber optic solutions for scientific, industrial, and space applications. This strategic operation enables FOG to. Ortel LLC of Alhambra, CA, USA (which was acquired by Photonics Foundries in 2023, and offers products for wireless, sensing, satcoms and broadband applications) has transferred wafer fabrication for its flagship C-band, high-power, continuous wave laser module platform to pure-play III–V. Ontario's technology sector is getting a major boost as Ranovus announced a C$100 million (US$73 million) expansion of its optical semiconductor manufacturing facility in Ottawa. The project will create 125 new jobs and increase domestic production of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence. Smiths Interconnect, a leading provider of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems, microwave and radio frequency products, today announces that it has completed the acquisition of Reflex Photonics, Inc. 1 Centennial Optical distributes ophthalmic frames, eyeglass lenses, sunglasses, lab supplies, and optical accessories. “We continuously seek new opportunities to deliver greater value and drive.