M&A Deal Summary

L-3 Communications Acquires MacDonald Humfrey

On November 22, 2016, L-3 Communications acquired automotive company MacDonald Humfrey for 224M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is L-3 Communications’ 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is L-3 Communications’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is L-3 Communications’ 5th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-11-22
Target MacDonald Humfrey
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) L-3 Communications
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 224M GBP

Target

MacDonald Humfrey

Luton, United Kingdom
MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Ltd. is a provider of operationally effective and efficient aviation checkpoint security solutions, as well as in the development of state-of-the-art process automation and collaborative robotic capabilities supporting aviation and other adjacent markets.

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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 39 of 45
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 31 of 37
Country: United Kingdom M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2016 M&A 6 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 15
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