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GoPro Agrees to $285 Million Merger With Starman Optical

From Daily Star · () English

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At a glance

News Named sources New plan
  • Starman Optical will acquire GoPro in a $285 million all-cash merger, paying shareholders $1.14 per share and clearing $92 million in debt.
  • GoPro shareholders will retain about 10% of the combined company, and the transaction is expected to close before the end of 2026.
  • The merged company plans to maintain GoPro’s consumer products while expanding into commercial and defense markets after a period of financial strain.

GoPro has agreed to a $285 million all-cash merger with Starman Optical, ending years of financial difficulty for the action-camera pioneer while keeping it publicly listed.

Starman Optical, an American optical and photonics company, will pay GoPro shareholders $1.14 per share. Existing shareholders will own about 10% of the newly combined company, and GoPro’s $92 million in outstanding debt will be cleared through the transaction. The merger is expected to close before the end of 2026.

Starman Optical operates under Starman Holdings, which owns consumer technology brands including Incase, Incipio and Griffin. Its subsidiary, Starman New Photonics, was incorporated in 2025 and is building a New Jersey facility focused on optical transceivers and photonics technologies.

The combination of GoPro’s optical expertise and intellectual property with Starman’s manufacturing platform creates an opportunity to bring production of critical components back to the United States.

— Charles TebeleHe described the industrial rationale for Starman’s acquisition of GoPro.

Charles Tebele, chief executive of Starman Holdings, said the deal would combine GoPro’s optical expertise and intellectual property with Starman’s manufacturing platform. He said that created an opportunity to bring production of critical components back to the United States.

GoPro said the merged business would continue supporting its consumer products while moving into commercial and defense markets. Founder and CEO Nick Woodman said the deal would support growth across all three areas and create a leading American imaging and optical solutions company.

The agreement follows a difficult period for GoPro. In June, the company warned that it could go out of business without new funding. Woodman invested $20 million personally the following month to keep operations running. YouTuber Markiplier also recently disclosed that he had built an 8.5% stake in GoPro shortly before the merger announcement.

The deal will enable growth across those three areas as a leading American imaging and optical solutions company.

— Nick WoodmanHe referred to GoPro’s consumer, commercial and defense markets after the merger.
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Originally published by Daily Star in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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