M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2008-08-19 |
| Target | Jet Aviation |
| Sector | Aerospace |
| Buyer(s) | General Dynamics |
| Sellers(s) | Permira |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 2.2B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Morgan Stanley (Financial) |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1899 |
| Sector | Defense |
| Employees | 100,000 |
| Revenue | 42.3B USD (2023) |
General Dynamics is an aerospace and defense company. It manufacturers business jets as well as provides combat systems to the US military. General Dynamics was founded in 1952 and is based in Reston, Virginia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 18 of 30 |
| Sector (Aerospace) | 3 of 3 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 15 of 27 |
| Country (Switzerland) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2008) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 11 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-15 |
Mediaware International Pty
Canberra, Australia Mediaware International Pty Ltd., a developer of real-time full-motion compressed digital video processing software and systems for defense, intelligence and commercial customers. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-04 |
AxleTech International Holdings
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States AxleTech is a manufacturer and supplier of axles, axle components, planetary axles, brakes, and aftermarket parts for commercial specialty trucks, military vehicles, and off-highway machines used in construction, material handling, forestry, mining, and agricultural markets. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| PE ASSETS | 75.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 34 of 89 |
| Sector (Aerospace) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 10 of 30 |
| Country (Switzerland) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2008) | 3 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 13 of 37 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-06 |
Debitel France SA
Chaville, France Debitel France SA is a mobile service provider in Europe, offering a wide range of ecommunication products mobile and fixed-line telephony as well internet services. |
Sell | €1.6B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-25 |
Just Group
Reigate, United Kingdom Just Group is a specialist financial services company that provides innovative financial solutions designed to meet the needs of people at or in retirement. Just Group provides enhanced retirement annuities, a product which takes into account the specific health and lifestyle circumstances of a retired customer to offer significantly better rates than traditional annuity providers. Just Group was founded in 2004 and is based in Reigate, the United Kingdom. |
Buy | £225M |
