M&A Deal Summary

L-3 Communications Acquires Titan

On June 3, 2005, L-3 Communications acquired communications company Titan for 3.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is L-3 Communications’ 2nd transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is L-3 Communications’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is L-3 Communications’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is L-3 Communications’ 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-06-03
Target Titan
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) L-3 Communications
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.7B USD
Advisor(s) RA Capital Advisors LLC
Shoreline Partners LLC (Financial)

Target

Titan

San Diego, California, United States
Titan Corp., is providing information and communications products, solutions, and services for intelligence agencies and the Department of Homeland Security. Titan provided information systems solutions, support services and communications products to the Federal Government, especially to the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security.

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Buyer

L-3 Communications

New York, New York, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees38,000
Revenue 9.6B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

L3 Technologies, Inc. is an american company that supplies command and control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems and products, avionics, ocean products. L3 Technologies was founded in 1997 and is based in New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 45
Sector (Communications) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 37
State (California) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 8 of 36
Year (2005) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-02-28 Boeing Electron Dynamic Devices

Torrance, California, United States

Boeing Electron Dynamic Devices, Inc., a market supplier in the design, manufacture and sale of space-qualified high technology components and subsystems used in satellites. The company designs and produces space-qualified passive microwave devices, traveling wave tubes (TWTs), amplifiers and electric propulsion and radio frequency (RF) products utilized in communications satellites, manned space programs and key commercial and defense systems.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-22 EOTech

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

EOTech manufactures holographic sighting systems, magnified field optics and accessories for military, law enforcement and commercial markets around the world. EOTech was formed in 2001 and s based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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