Investment Summary

Leonardo Invests In AgustaWestland

On July 28, 2004, Leonardo invested in aerospace company AgustaWestland from GKN

Investment Highlights
  • This is Leonardo’s 2nd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Leonardo’s 2nd transaction in Italy.

Investment Summary

Date 2004-07-28
Target AgustaWestland
Sector Aerospace
Investor(s) Leonardo
Sellers(s) GKN
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

AgustaWestland

Rome, Italy
AgustaWestland is one of the world's largest helicopter supplier. AgustaWestland designs and manufacturers a range of light to medium lift military and civil helicopters and provides engineering support and training services.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Leonardo

Rome, Italy

Category Company
Founded 1948
Sector Aerospace
Employees61,265
Revenue 17.8B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Leonardo is a global industrial group that builds technological capabilities in Aerospace, Defence & Security. The company plays a prominent role in major international strategic programmes and is a trusted technological partner of governments, defence agencies, institutions and enterprises. Leonardo was founded in 1948 and is based in Rome, Italy.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 8
Sector: Aerospace M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: Italy M&A 2 of 6
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-08-02 Selex ES

Rome, Italy

Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, is an international leader in electronic and information technologies for defence systems, aerospace, data, infrastructures, land security and protection and sustainable ’smart’ solutions.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-03-29 Ansaldo STS

Genoa, Italy

Ansaldo STS is a provider of Transportation Systems technology company specialized in the design, implementation and management of signalling equipment and control systems for railways and underground railways in the freight and passenger market.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GKN

Redditch, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Engineering
Employees51,400
Revenue 9.7B GBP (2017)
DESCRIPTION

GKN is a global engineering company. Known for its expertise in advanced manufacturing, GKN specializes in designing, manufacturing, and supplying innovative components and systems for the automotive, aerospace, and industrial markets. Its extensive product portfolio includes driveline technologies, electric drivetrains, lightweight structures, aerospace systems, and power management solutions. GKN is based in Redditch, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2004 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-08-22 Alvis

London, United Kingdom

Alvis plc is a manufacturer of armoured fighting vehicles. It has operations in the UK, Scandinavia and South Africa. Its vehicles combine advanced software and electronic systems with leading-edge vehicle, weapon and protection technology.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-09-01 Walterscheid Rohrverbindungstechnik

London, United Kingdom

Walterscheid Rohrverbindungstechnik GmbH is an automotive and aerospace supplier.

Sell $48M