Airbus - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Airbus M&A Summary

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 7 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 financial services (13%).

Airbus Business Overview

Where is Airbus headquartered?

Airbus is headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands.

What is Airbus’ revenue?

Airbus disclosed revenue of 65,446M EUR for 2023 and 58,763M EUR for 2022.

How many employees does Airbus have?

Airbus has 154,581 employees.

What sector is Airbus in?

Airbus is an aerospace company.

When was Airbus founded?

Airbus was founded in 1998.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18
  • 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 ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 7 - - 1 - - 8
vol $1.6B $1.6B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 6 - - - - 1 7
vol $1.4B $1.4B
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
UP42 GmbH 2024-12-03 - Divestiture
Berlin, Germany · www.up42.com
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
View All >>

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%) 3 (43%) 209M (14%)
Communications 1 (13%) 1.1B (69%) 1 (14%) -
Semiconductors - - 2 (29%) 1.2B (86%)
Financial Services 1 (13%) - - -
Metals/Mining 1 (13%) - - -
Software 1 (13%) - - -
Business Services - - 1 (14%) -
Total 8 $1.6B 7 $1.4B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Germany 2 - 4 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%) 7 (100%) 1.4B (100%)
Total 8 $1.6B 7 $1.4B

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
CMS Legal
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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)
43%
3 (43%)
Strategic(s)
57%
4 (57%)

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