http://finance.yahoo.com/news/meade-instruments-corp-announces-merger-213327726.html
More here:
http://www.astronomy.com/en/News-Observing/News/2013/05/Meade%20Instruments%20Corp%20to%20be%20acquired%20by%20Jinghua%20Optics%20%20Electronics.aspx
I wonder if they'll start producing quiet mounts or a Coronado with metal parts instead of plastic