M&A Deal Summary

Moog Acquires American Pacific - In-Space Propulsion Business

On July 31, 2012, Moog acquired aerospace company American Pacific - In-Space Propulsion Business from American Pacific

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Moog’s 3rd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Moog’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Moog’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-07-31
Target American Pacific - In-Space Propulsion Business
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Moog
Sellers(s) American Pacific
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) Janes Capital Partners, Inc. (Financial)

Target

American Pacific - In-Space Propulsion Business

Niagara Falls, New York, United States
American Pacific's In-Space Propulsion Business is a developer and manufacturer of liquid propulsion systems and components for satellites and missile defense systems.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Moog

East Aurora, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1951
Sector Defense
Employees13,500
Revenue 3.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision motion control products and systems. Moog’s high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, industrial machinery, wind energy, marine applications, and medical equipment. Moog was founded in 1951 and is based in East Aurora, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 28
Sector (Aerospace) 3 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 7
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 17
Year (2012) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-16 Bradford Engineering B.V.

Heerle, Netherlands

Bradford Engineering B.V. is a developer and manufacturer of satellite equipment including satellite attitude and orbit control subsystems, propulsion and thermal subsystems and components.

Buy €10M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-23 Tritech International

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Tritech Holdings Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of underwater asset monitoring equipment serving, principally, the petrochemical and homeland security sectors. Their underwater positioning and sonar technology instruments are most often fitted to remotely operated vehicles with a variety of applications.

Buy £21M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

American Pacific

Cedar City, Utah, United States
Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

American Pacific is a specialty materials manufacturer of critical chemicals for some of the U.S. Government’s most vital military and space programs. The company produces technical materials through proprietary processes for use in missile defense, space launch, pharmaceutical, and fire suppression applications. American Pacific was formed in 1955 and is based in Cedar City, Utah.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-20 Frontier Aerospace

Simi Valley, California, United States

Frontier Aerospace provides end-to-end space propulsion services, from concept ideation to product development to design verification testing. Its products are used in missile defense GEO/deep-space applications, lunar landers, collision avoidance, space transportation, space tourism, and earth observation satellites. Frontier Aerospace was formed in 2014 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, California.

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