M&A Deal Summary

Thales Acquires Aveillant

On November 28, 2017, Thales acquired technology hardware company Aveillant

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thales’ 2nd transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Thales’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-28
Target Aveillant
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Thales
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Aveillant

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Aveillant Ltd. is a provider of holographic radar technology. Holographic radars perform very differently to standard surveillance techniques by establishing a permanent and complete picture of the total air space volume. Aveillant Ltd. was established in 2011 and is based in Cambridge, UK.

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Buyer

Thales

Meudon, France

Category Company
Founded 1893
Sector Safety/Security
Employees78,189
Revenue 20.6B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to a Thales facility in Irvine, California.
Entrance to a Thales facility in Irvine, California.

Thales is a provider of integrated solutions and equipment for security systems primarily to the aerospace and defense markets. Thales was founded in 1893 and is based in Meudon, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 21
Sector: Technology Hardware M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 6 of 13
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-05 Amper Programas De Electronica Y Comunicaciones S.A.

Getafe, Spain

Amper Programas De Electronica Y Comunicaciones, S.A. is a provider of electrical equipments for communication for defense and military sector.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-13 Thales Calibration Services

Melbourne, Australia

Thales Calibration Services is specializing in dimensional, pressure, mass, and temperature metrology. Thales Calibration Services is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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