Woodside Capital Partners (WCP) is a global independent investment bank delivering world-class strategic and financial advice to emerging growth companies in the technology sector. We focus on transactions ranging from $15 million to $300 million and know how to “close the deal” whether it’s through M&A, capital raising, private placement or  strategic partnering.

With a strong track record  in M&A, strategic partnerships and private placements, Woodside Capital Partners has been providing worldwide investment banking services since 2001. Woodside Capital Partners has offices in Silicon Valley and London, and leading domain experience intechnology, media, and telecommunications. WCP Research offers institutional technology research services to buy-side institutional investors and technology industry executives. The team of Woodside Capital Partners has completed transactions totaling more than $10 billion.

check out their informative report from November 2016.

" PHOTONICS DATA & M&A - THE FUNDAMENTALS "

http://woodsidecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-Photonics-Report-Approved-for-release1.pdf

(page 19 has a nice surprise as well as page 38)