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The Carlyle Group Acquires GE AVIO S.r.l.

On September 1, 2003, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired aerospace company GE AVIO S.r.l.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 6th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 3rd transaction in Italy.
Investment Fate
  • GE AVIO S.r.l. was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2006 for 2.6B EUR.
  • GE AVIO S.r.l. was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2013 for 3.3B EUR.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-09-01
Target GE AVIO S.r.l.
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

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GE AVIO S.r.l.

Rivalta, TO, Italy
Avio is a designers and manufacturers of components and systems for commercial, military and space launch engines. Its activities include jet derivative engines and automation systems for naval and industrial applications, power generation and a highly successful maintenance, repair and overhaul operation for civil and military clients.

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The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 134 of 750
Sector: Aerospace M&A 6 of 18
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 68 of 221
Country: Italy M&A 3 of 16
Year: 2003 M&A 15 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-09-01 Terreal SAS

Suresnes, France

Terreal SAS manufactures clay construction products used for roofs, structural work, wall claddings, and decoration environmental protection. In 2013, Terreal has taken over by creditors.

Buy €400M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-09-03 Secure Elements

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Secure Elements, Inc. is a developer of vulnerability management software that automates security remediation strategies and tactics for network security.

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