M&A Deal Summary

Cohort Acquires J+S

On October 7, 2014, Cohort acquired engineering company J+S for 12M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cohort’s 1st transaction in the Engineering sector.
  • This is Cohort’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Cohort’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-10-07
Target J+S
Sector Engineering
Buyer(s) Cohort
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 12M GBP

Target

J+S

Devon, United Kingdom
J+S Ltd independent engineering solutions and in-service support. Defence Above and below the waves.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cohort

Reading, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Aerospace
Employees1,400
Revenue 203M GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Cohort is the parent company of four businesses operating in defense and related markets. It aims to add real value through the experience and contacts of its senior team while providing a light-touch but effective governance framework. Cohort was founded in 2006 and is based in Reading, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector: Engineering M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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