Arlington Capital Partners completes take-private of UK photonics firm Gooch & Housego
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · first reported by PE Hub and 3 others
Arlington Capital Partners has finished taking Gooch & Housego (G&H) private. The British maker of precision optics and laser components was listed in London, and Private Equity Professional puts the enterprise value of the deal at £400.5 million.
G&H supplies optical components and subsystems to aerospace and defense, industrial and life sciences customers. Revenue for the year to September 2025 was £150.5 million, with adjusted operating profit of £14.4 million. Charlie Peppiatt is CEO, and the Ilminster, UK-based group employs over 1,000 people.
- Also named
- Gooch & Housego
- Deal value
- $510M
- Asset class
- Private equity
- Geography
- Europe
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Coverage
4 sources- PE HubArlington Capital Partners completes take-private of UK photonics firm Gooch & Housego
- Private Equity WireBlackstone leads $300m financing for Arlington’s Gooch & Housego buyout
- HedgeweekBlackstone multi-strategy fund reaches $276.9m in assets following new unit sales
- Private Equity ProfessionalArlington Capital Partners completed its acquisition of Gooch & Housego, a UK precision optics and laser components maker
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