M&A Deal Summary

Meggitt-USA Acquires K&F Industries

On June 22, 2007, Meggitt-USA acquired aerospace company K&F Industries for 1.8B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Meggitt-USA’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Meggitt-USA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Meggitt-USA’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-06-22
Target K&F Industries
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Meggitt-USA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.8B USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (Legal)

Target

K&F Industries

White Plains, United States
K & F Industries, Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to design, develop and manufacture aircraft wheels, brakes,brake control systems and flexible bladder fuel tanks for commercial transport, general aviation and military aircraft. It operates in two segments: Aircraft Braking Systems and Engineered Fabrics. Aircraft Braking Systems is an FAA certified repair station that provides maintenance for wheels, brakes and brake control systems worldwide from its Akron, Ohio and Slough, England facilities.

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Buyer

Meggitt-USA

Simi Valley, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Aerospace
DESCRIPTION

Meggitt-USA, Inc. ("Meggitt"), a wholly-owned United States subsidiary of Meggitt PLC,

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
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Suwanee, Germany

Firearms Training Systems, Inc. is the leading supplier of integrated live fire and simulation weapons training systems supporting military, defense and security forces, federal and international law enforcement agencies, large metropolitan training academies, thousands of police departments, ammunition and firearms manufacturers and commercial shooting range owners.

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