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# IonQ (US) agrees USD 1.075 billion buyout of UK quantum firm Oxford Ionics
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-06-09-ionq-oxford-ionics-acquisition/
- Published: 2025-06-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-21T04:00:27.000Z
- Description: US quantum firm IonQ agreed to buy UK trapped-ion specialist Oxford Ionics for USD 1.075 billion, mostly in IonQ stock. Oxford Ionics holds qubit fidelity world records and employs 80 people.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [IonQ Inc. Form 8-K exhibit 99.1, 9 June 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824920/000119312525137398/d17095dex991.htm?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that UK or EU regulators will clear the deal, or that Oxford Ionics' technology stays UK based after integration.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-20\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)