Boeing - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Boeing M&A Summary

Boeing has acquired 34 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Boeing’s largest acquisition to date was in 1996, when it acquired McDonnell Douglas for $13.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2005, when it sold Spirit AeroSystems Holdings to Onex Partners for $375M. Boeing has acquired in 13 different US states, and 6 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include aerospace (30%) and software (27%).

Boeing Business Overview

Where is Boeing headquartered?

Boeing is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

What is Boeing’s revenue?

Boeing disclosed revenue of 77,794M USD for 2023 and 66,608M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Boeing have?

Boeing has 156,000 employees.

What sector is Boeing in?

Boeing is an aerospace company.

When was Boeing founded?

Boeing was founded in 1916.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity39
    • M&A Buy Activity34
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 6
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 16
  • M&A Advisors 8

Boeing

The Boeing Co.

929 Long Bridge Drive,
Arlington, Virginia 22202
United States,
(703) 465-3500
www.boeing.com

Boeing is a global aerospace company that operates in five principal segments. These segments include Commercial Airplanes; Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) which comprises of Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA), Network & Space Systems (N&SS) and Global Services & Support (GS&S); and Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC). The Company's other business includes the activities of Engineering, Operations & Technology (EO&T) and Shared Services Group (SSG). EO&T provides Boeing with technical and functional capabilities, including information technology, research and development, test and evaluation, technology strategy development, environmental remediation management and intellectual property management. Boeing was founded in 1916 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 31 - - 1 - 2 34
vol $28.4B $8.3B $36.7B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $375M $375M
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Wagner Sustainable Fuels 2024-08-20 - Stake Purchase
Toowoomba, Australia · www.wagnersustainablefuels.com.au
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. 2024-07-01 8.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Wichita, Kansas · www.spiritaero.com
American Battle Monuments Foundation 2022-07-20 - Stake Purchase
Denver, Colorado · www.abmf.org
ForeFlight LLC 2019-03-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.foreflight.com
Isotropic Systems Ltd. 2019-01-15 - Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.isotropicsystems.com
Millennium Space Systems, Inc. 2018-08-16 - Add-on Acquisition
El Segundo, California · www.millennium-space.com
KLX, Inc. 2018-05-01 4.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Wellington, Florida · www.klx.com
Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. 2017-10-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Manassas, Vermont · www.aurora.aero
Liquid Robotics, Inc. 2016-12-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Sunnyvale, California · www.liquidr.com
Peters Software GmbH 2015-10-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Cologne, Germany · www.peterssoftware.de
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
KLX, Inc. 2018-05-01 John Hassall, Inc. - Laboratory Operations 2018-07-16 1
Wellington, Florida · www.klx.com Westbury, New York
Jeppesen, Inc. 2000-08-15 Jeppesen - Marine Business 2016-03-15 2
Englewood, Colorado · www.jeppesen.com , United States
Jeppesen, Inc. 2000-08-15 Jeppesen, Inc. - Journey Planning Business and Integrated Public Transport Information System (IPTIS) 2013-11-19 1
Englewood, Colorado · www.jeppesen.com , United Kingdom

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Aerospace 10 (29%) 23.3B (64%) 4 (80%) 375M (100%)
Software 9 (26%) 25M (< 1%) - -
Information Technology 3 (9%) - 1 (20%) -
Technology Hardware 3 (9%) - - -
Defense 2 (6%) 3.8B (10%) - -
Business Services 1 (3%) - - -
Distribution 1 (3%) 4.3B (12%) - -
Education 1 (3%) - - -
Electronics 1 (3%) 3.8B (10%) - -
Engineering 1 (3%) - - -
Information Services 1 (3%) 1.5B (4%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (3%) - - -
Total 34 $36.7B 5 $375M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 29 36.7B 5 375M
  California 10 3.8B 2 -
  Virginia 4 775M - -
  Texas 2 1.7B - -
  Missouri 2 13.3B - -
  Colorado 2 1.5B - -
  Washington 1 - 1 -
  Kansas 1 8.3B 1 375M
  Vermont 1 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 - - -
  Florida 1 4.3B - -
Australia 1 - - -
Germany 1 - - -
Gibraltar 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 29 (85%) 36.7B (100%) 5 (100%) 375M (100%)
Cross-border 5 (15%) - - -
Total 34 $36.7B 5 $375M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
GTK Partners
2
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
2
J.P. Morgan Securities
1
Legal Deals
Sullivan & Cromwell
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 7 $35.9B
$100M to $1B 1 $775M
< $100M 1 $25M
TOTAL $36.7B
Largest McDonnell Douglas Corp.
$13.3B (1996-12-16)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $375M
TOTAL $375M
Largest Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
$375M (2005-08-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
21%
7 (21%)
Strategic(s)
12%
4 (12%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
80%
4 (80%)

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