{"id":"45bf7c60-89c1-4c4d-9998-60383e8ed05b","slug":"koito-acquires-cepton-2025","acquirerCompanyId":"9781e066-bab9-4e3c-b5a7-e693ccdd7f0f","acquiredCompanyId":"7a6806a5-ca28-46b2-b0bd-201c151775cc","acquirerName":"Koito Manufacturing","acquiredName":"Cepton","announcementDate":"2024-07-29T00:00:00.000Z","closeDate":"2025-01-07T00:00:00.000Z","status":"completed","structure":"full_acquisition","valuationUsd":null,"valuationBasis":"undisclosed","summary":"Automotive-lighting tier-one Koito Manufacturing completed a take-private acquisition of lidar maker Cepton on January 7, 2025. Each Cepton share was converted to $3.17 in cash; Cepton became a privately held, indirect Koito subsidiary and was delisted from Nasdaq. Koito had been Cepton's largest shareholder (following a $100M investment closed January 2023).","sources":[{"url":"https://www.koito.co.jp/english/news/2025/01/08/004421.html","date":"2025-01-08","tier":"primary/official","title":"Announcement Regarding Completion of Acquisition of a U.S. Listed Company, Cepton, Inc.","sourceName":"Koito Manufacturing (official)"}],"verificationPosture":"verified","reviewStatus":"unreviewed","createdAt":"2026-07-23T03:23:10.692Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-23T03:23:10.692Z","acquirerCompany":{"id":"9781e066-bab9-4e3c-b5a7-e693ccdd7f0f","slug":"koito-manufacturing","name":"Koito Manufacturing"},"acquiredCompany":{"id":"7a6806a5-ca28-46b2-b0bd-201c151775cc","slug":"cepton","name":"Cepton"},"assets":[]}