M&A Deal Summary

Thales Acquires Moog - Navigation Aid Business

On June 29, 2021, Thales acquired defense company Moog - Navigation Aid Business from Moog

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thales’ 1st transaction in the Defense sector.
  • This is Thales’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thales’ 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-06-29
Target Moog - Navigation Aid Business
Sector Defense
Buyer(s) Thales
Sellers(s) Moog
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Moog - Navigation Aid Business

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Moog's Navigation Aid Business provides quality, reliability, and longevity with its navigation aids. Moog Navigation and Surveillance Systems (NaSS) designed and manufactured TACAN systems for use by militaries around the world including systems for fixed site, shipboard, mobile, and man-portable applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Thales

Courbevoie, France

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Category Company
Founded 1893
Sector Safety/Security
Employees76,135
Revenue 16.2B EUR (2021)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to a Thales facility in Irvine, California.
Entrance to a Thales facility in Irvine, California.

Thales is a provider of integrated solutions and equipment of security systems primarily to the aerospace and defense markets. Thales was founded in 1893 and is based in Courbevoie, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 20
Sector (Defense) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 5
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 6
Year (2021) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-22 nCipher Security

Cambridge, United Kingdom

nCipher Security is a provider in the general purpose hardware security module (HSM) market, empowers world-leading organizations by delivering trust, integrity and control to their business critical information and applications. nCipher Security is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-04 Ground Transportation Systems

Courbevoie, France

Ground Transportation Systems is a global leader in Rail Signaling and Train Control Systems, Telecommunications and Supervision systems, and fare collection solutions, key technologies for more sustainable mobility. Around 8 billion passengers benefit from GTS’s rail technologies every year.

Sell €1.7B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Moog

East Aurora, New York, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Defense
Employees14,000
Revenue 3.0B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision motion control products and systems. Moog’s high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, industrial machinery, wind energy, marine applications, and medical equipment. Moog was founded in 1951 and is based in East Aurora, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Defense) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-21 Genesys Aerosystems Group

Mineral Wells, Texas, United States

Genesys Aerosystems is a provider of integrated avionics systems for military and civil aircraft manufacturers and operators. Genesys Aerosystems offers a diverse and growing product line which includes 3D Synthetic Vision Electronic Flight Instrument Systems, S-TEC Analog and Digital Autopilots, HeliSAS® Helicopter Autopilot and Stability Augmentation System, as well as sensors and components. Genesys Aerosystems was established in 2014 and is based in Mineral Wells, Texas.

Buy $78M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-02-23 TEAM Accessories

Dublin, Ireland

TEAM Accessories is an MRO providing overhaul, testing and repair services for the aerospace and industrial sectors. TEAM provides services to the industry with clients including Alba Power and Electrabel. TEAM Accessories was established in 1995 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Buy -