bpv Huegel advises ams OSRAM on the sale of its CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor

ams OSRAM sells its CMOS Image Sensor business to indie Semiconductor Inc. for EUR 40 million

18 May 2026. bpv Huegel advises ams OSRAM, a global leader in innovative lighting and sensor solutions, on the sale of its CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) business to indie Semiconductor, a company listed on the U.S. Nasdaq stock exchange. Total transaction proceeds amount to EUR 40 million.

This transaction further sharpens the strategic focus of ams OSRAM on growth areas within digital photonics, including AI photonics, such as highly parallel optical data links for AI data centers, as well as advanced display technologies for AR smart glasses and other applications.

Closing of the transaction is expected within the next six months, subject to customary regulatory approvals, including antitrust clearance.

Legal advice to ams OSRAM is provided together with Freshfields Germany.

The bpv Huegel team is co-led by Michal Dobrowolski (Corporate/M&A) and Christoph Nauer (Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets) and includes Paul Pfeifenberger (Employment), Nicolas Wolski (Tax), Patrick Nutz-Fallheier (Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets), and Daniel Maurer (Corporate/M&A).

The U.S.-based company indie Semiconductor Inc. specialises in the development of innovative semiconductor solutions for the automotive industry and related markets.

The ams OSRAM Group (SIX: AMS) is a global leader in innovative lighting and sensor solutions. As a specialist in Digital Photonics, ams OSRAM combines engineering excellence with state-of-the-art global manufacturing to provide customers with the broadest portfolio of digital light and sensing technologies.

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