Airbus Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

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Airbus has acquired 10 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 7 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Airbus’ largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Vizada SAS for $1.1B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold Hensoldt AG to KKR for $1.2B. Airbus has acquired in 1 US state, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include aerospace (50%) and communications (13%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity14
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 17
  • M&A Advisors 1

Airbus

Airbus SE

Mendelweg 30,
Leiden, 2333 CS
Netherlands,
+31 71 524 5600
www.airbus.com

Airbus is a designer and manufacturer of commercial aircraft. Airbus' product line ranges from the single-aisle A320 Family to the double-deck A380. Airbus was founded in 1998 and is based in Leiden, the Netherlands.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 7 - - - 1 - 8
vol $1.6B $1.6B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 5 1 - - - - 6
vol $1.4B $1.4B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Aubert & Duval S.A. 2022-02-22 - Divestiture
Paris, France · www.aubertduval.com
PFW Aerospace GmbH 2019-09-16 - Divestiture
Speyer, Germany · www.pfw.aero
Dornier Consulting International GmbH 2018-01-01 - Divestiture
Berlin, Germany · www.dornier-consulting.com
Plant Holdings, Inc. 2017-07-28 - Divestiture
Temecula, California · www.airbus-dscomm.com
Hensoldt AG 2016-03-17 1.2B EUR Divestiture
Taufkirchen, Germany · www.hensoldt.net
Navtech, Inc. 2015-12-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Waterloo, Ontario · www.navtechinc.com
Advionics nv 2015-01-01 - Divestiture
Oostkamp, Belgium · www.advionics.be
Salzburg München Bank AG 2014-07-25 - Divestiture
Munich, Germany · www.smb-ag.de
Netasq SA 2012-10-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France · www.netasq.com
Vizada SAS 2011-08-01 1.1B EUR Add-on Acquisition
Paris, France · www.vizada.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Airbus Defense and Space, Inc.    - Fairchild Controls Corp. 2015-10-21 2
Herndon, Virginia · www.airbusdefenceandspace.com Frederick, Maryland · www.fairchildcontrols.com
Airbus Defense and Space, Inc.    - Airbus DS SatCom Government, Inc. 2015-08-17 1
Herndon, Virginia · www.airbusdefenceandspace.com Herndon, Virginia · www.astriumamericas.com
EADS North America, Inc.    - Cassidian Communications, Inc. 2008-04-22 3
Herndon, Virginia Temecula, California · www.cassidiancommunications.com
EADS North America, Inc.    - Racal Instruments Group 2004-10-06 2
Herndon, Virginia Irvine, California

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Aerospace 4 (50%) 483M (31%) 2 (33%) 209M (14%)
Communications 1 (13%) 1.1B (69%) 1 (17%) -
Semiconductors - - 2 (33%) 1.2B (86%)
Financial Services 1 (13%) - - -
Metals/Mining 1 (13%) - - -
Software 1 (13%) - - -
Business Services - - 1 (17%) -
Total 8 $1.6B 6 $1.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 2 - 3 1.2B
France 3 1.1B - -
United States 1 - 1 -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  California - - 1 -
Belgium - - 1 -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Denmark 1 483M - -
United Kingdom - - 1 209M
Domestic - - - -
Cross-border 8 (100%) 1.6B (100%) 6 (100%) 1.4B (100%)
Total 8 $1.6B 6 $1.4B

Top M&A Advisors

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Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
$100M to $1B 1 $483M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Vizada SAS
$1.1B (2011-08-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.2B
$100M to $1B 1 $209M
TOTAL $1.4B
Largest Hensoldt AG
$1.2B (2016-03-17)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
63%
5 (63%)
Strategic(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
3 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
3 (50%)

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