CAE - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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CAE M&A Summary

CAE has acquired 13 companies, including 8 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

CAE’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired L3 Harris Technologies - Military Training Business for $1.1B. CAE has acquired in 3 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include software (34%) and defense (25%).

CAE Business Overview

Where is CAE headquartered?

CAE is headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

What is CAE’s revenue?

CAE disclosed revenue of 2,982M CAD for 2021 and 3,623M CAD for 2020.

How many employees does CAE have?

CAE has 10,000 employees.

What sector is CAE in?

CAE is a defense company.

When was CAE founded?

CAE was founded in 1947.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity13
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 10
  • M&A Advisors 2

CAE

CAE, Inc.

8585 Cote-de-Liesse ,
Saint-Laurent, Quebec H4T 1G6
Canada,
(514) 341-6780
www.cae.com

CAE engages in modeling, simulation, and training for civil aviation and defense. CAE offers civil aviation, military, and helicopter training services in more than 45 locations worldwide and trains approximately 100,000 crewmembers yearly. In addition, the CAE Oxford Aviation Academy offers training to aspiring pilot cadets in 11 CAE-operated flight. CAE was founded in 1947 and is based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.2/yr) # 6 3 3 - - - 12
vol $255M $144M $1.4B $1.8B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - 1 - 1
  13

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CAE Healthcare, Inc. 2023-10-24 - Divestiture
Sarasota, Florida · www.caehealthcare.com
Sabre - AirCentre 2021-10-28 393M USD Divestiture
Southlake, Texas
SkyWarrior Flight Training, Inc. 2021-08-31 - Stake Purchase
Pensacola, Florida · www.skywarriorinc.com
L3 Harris Technologies - Military Training Business 2021-03-01 1.1B USD Divestiture
Tampa, Florida
Merlot Aero Ltd. 2020-12-22 25M USD Add-on Acquisition
Auckland, New Zealand · www.merlot.aero
TRU Simulation + Training, Inc. 2020-11-24 40M USD Divestiture
Lutz, Florida · www.trusimulation.com
Flight Simulation Co. B.V. 2020-11-16 79M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Schiphol-Oude Meer, Netherlands · www.fsctraining.com
Simcom Aviation Training 2019-08-29 - Stake Purchase
Orlando, Florida · www.simulator.com
Oxford Aviation Academy UK Ltd. 2012-05-16 239M CAD Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.oaa.com
Technology Assisted Learning/RTI International 2011-02-25 - Divestiture
, United States
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Software 4 (33%) 434M (24%) - -
Defense 3 (25%) 1.1B (59%) - -
Education 3 (25%) 318M (17%) - -
Aerospace 1 (8%) - - -
Metals/Mining 1 (8%) - - -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (100%) -
Total 12 $1.8B 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 7 1.5B 1 -
  Florida 4 1.1B 1 -
  Texas 2 409M - -
United Kingdom 2 239M - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 79M - -
New Zealand 1 25M - -
Domestic 1 (8%) - - -
Cross-border 11 (92%) 1.8B (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 12 $1.8B 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
DLA Piper
 1
Norton Rose Fulbright
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.1B
$100M to $1B 2 $631M
< $100M 4 $160M
TOTAL $1.8B
Largest L3 Harris Technologies - Military Training Business
$1.1B (2021-03-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
3 (25%)
Strategic(s)
33%
4 (33%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Defense

Revenue

2,982   18% 2021
3,623   10% 2020
3,304   17% 2019
2,830   5% 2018
2,705   8% 2017
2,512   12% 2016
2,246   2015
2,078   2013
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Employees

10,000

Established

1947

Public

NYSE: CAE

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