M&A Deal Summary

Boeing Acquires Aviall

On September 20, 2006, Boeing acquired aerospace company Aviall for 1.7B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Boeing’s 4th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Boeing’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Boeing’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Boeing’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-09-20
Target Aviall
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Boeing
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.7B USD
Advisor(s) Credit Suisse Investment Banking (Financial)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal)

Target

Aviall

Dallas, Texas, United States
Aviall, Inc. is a provider of repair, maintenance, and overhaul services and parts distribution for both commercial and general aviation aircraft engines.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Boeing

Arlington, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Aerospace
Employees156,000
Revenue 77.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Boeing's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
Boeing's corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois.

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 34
Sector (Aerospace) 4 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 27
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 8 of 29
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-16 Spirit AeroSystems

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Spirit AeroSystems is an independent supplier of large component parts and assemblies for commercial aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems offers manufacturing and design expertise on a broad range of products and services for aircraft original equipment manufacturer. Spirit AeroSystems was founded in 1927 and is based in Wichita, Kansas.

Sell $375M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-04 RavenWing

Herndon, Virginia, United States

RavenWing, Inc. provides custom development and integration services.

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