# IonQ to acquire Oxford Ionics for $1.075 billion

IonQ has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Oxford Ionics in a transaction valued at $1.075 billion, consisting of $1.065 billion in shares and $10 million in cash. The deal aims to combine IonQ's quantum computing stack with Oxford Ionics' ion-trap technology.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-06-09
- Where: United States
- Value: $1.07B
- Status: announced
- Products: quantum computers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Oxford Ionics](https://endata.com/companies/75460.md) (target)
- [IonQ](https://endata.com/companies/85225.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [ionq.com](https://www.ionq.com/news/ionq-announces-agreement-to-acquire-oxford-ionics-accelerating-path-to-pioneering), 2025-06-09: "The combination is expected to accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, chemistry, aerospace, cybersecurity and defense."
- [business.woonsocketcall.com](https://business.woonsocketcall.com/observerreporter/article/bizwire-2025-6-9-ionq-announces-agreement-to-acquire-oxford-ionics-accelerating-path-to-pioneering-breakthroughs-in-quantum-computing), 2025-06-09: "IonQ and Oxford Ionics today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for IonQ to acquire Oxford Ionics in a transaction valued at $1.075 Billion."

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