M&A Deal Summary

Exail Technologies Acquires iXblue

On September 29, 2022, Exail Technologies acquired defense company iXblue for 410M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Exail Technologies’ 1st transaction in the Defense sector.
  • This is Exail Technologies’ 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Exail Technologies’ 4th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-09-29
Target iXblue
Sector Defense
Buyer(s) Exail Technologies
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 410M EUR

Target

iXblue

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
iXblue is a high-tech company in the fields of navigation, photonics and space, and maritime autonomy specializing in the design and manufacturing of high technology equipment in the fields of navigation, photonics and space, and maritime autonomy. Its photonics activities include the design and manufacturing of specialty fibers, Bragg gratings, broadband electro-optical modulators, and their control electronics, microwave amplifiers, and turnkey modulation solutions for a variety of applications: optical communications, fiber lasers, and amplifiers, fiber sensors, space, and science. iXblue was founded in 1998 and is based in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.

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Buyer

Exail Technologies

Paris, France
Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Machinery
Employees1,781
Revenue 323M EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Exail Technologies is an industrial group operating in different areas of expertise: Smart Safety Systems, Protection in Nuclear Environments, Industrial Projects & Services and 3D Printing. Exail Technologies was founded in 1988 and is based in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector (Defense) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 6
Country (France) 4 of 4
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-06 Creabis

Kirchheim bei München, Germany

Creabis is a 3D printing manufacturing company that offers various 3D printing technologies focused on the serial production of plastic parts. The company operates a fleet of 11 printers from various manufacturers (including Prodways) with technologies relying on laser sintering, stereolithography, polyjet, multi-jet fusion, and fused filament. Creabis was formed in 2011 and is based in Kirchheim bei München, Germany.

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