M&A Deal Summary

L-3 Communications Acquires Aerosim Technologies

On September 30, 2016, L-3 Communications acquired technology hardware company Aerosim Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is L-3 Communications’ 5th transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is L-3 Communications’ 28th transaction in the United States.
  • This is L-3 Communications’ 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-09-30
Target Aerosim Technologies
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) L-3 Communications
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Aerosim Technologies

Burnsville, Minnesota, United States
Aerosim Technologies, Inc. is a provider of pilot and maintenance technician training tools for distance learning, ground school, and flight training. These training devices are both portable and flexible and have been applied in the classroom and computer lab environments as well as on distance learning platforms all over the world.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

L-3 Communications

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees38,000
Revenue 9.6B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

L3 Technologies, Inc. is an american company that supplies command and control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems and products, avionics, ocean products. L3 Technologies was founded in 1997 and is based in New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 36 of 45
Sector (Technology Hardware) 5 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 29 of 37
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 28 of 36
Year (2016) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-30 Aerosim Flight Academy

Sanford, Florida, United States

Aerosim Flight Academy, Inc. trains students to become professional, highly qualified pilots to fulfill the needs of the growing airline industry.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-10 Implant Sciences - Explosives Trace Detection Assets

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States

Implant Sciences Corp. - Explosives Trace Detection Assets includes worldwide rights to the QS-B220 desktop and the QS-H150 handheld ETD systems as well as all other product and technology assets of Implant Sciences.

Buy $118M