M&A Deal Summary

Rockwell Collins Acquires ARINC

On December 23, 2013, Rockwell Collins acquired communications company ARINC from The Carlyle Group for 1.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rockwell Collins’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Rockwell Collins’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Rockwell Collins’ 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Rockwell Collins’ 2nd transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-12-23
Target ARINC
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Rockwell Collins
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.4B USD
Advisor(s) Evercore Group
J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)

Target

ARINC

Annapolis, Maryland, United States
ARINC, Inc. provides communications, engineering and integration solutions for commercial and government customers worldwide.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Rockwell Collins

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

Category Company
Founded 1933
Sector Electronics
Employees19,500
Revenue 5.3B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Rockwell Collins is a developer and deployment of innovative communication and aviation electronic solutions for both commercial and government applications. Our expertise in flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, mission communications, information management, and simulation and training is delivered by a global workforce, and a service and support network that crosses 27 countries. Rockwell Collins was founded in 1933 and is based in Cedar Rapids, lowa.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 25
Sector: Communications M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 16 of 20
State: Maryland M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 16 of 19
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-30 Kaiser Optical Systems

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Kaiser Optical Systems, Inc. is a provider in spectrographic instrumentation and applied holographic technology.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 DataPath

Duluth, Georgia, United States

DataPath is a designer, integrates, manages and deploys satellite communication systems for military and commercial customers. Solutions include multi-band SATCOM terminals, network control software to manage and control communication networks, and global field support services. DataPath was established in 1982 and is based in Duluth, Georgia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 242 of 488
Sector: Communications M&A 16 of 19
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 112 of 202
State: Maryland M&A 10 of 10
Country: United States M&A 153 of 261
Year: 2013 M&A 24 of 25
Size (of disclosed) 32 of 137
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-19 Medanta

Gurugram, India

Medanta is engaged in the business of establishing, owning and managing hospitals to provide healthcare, pathology and other medical services. Medanta owns, manages and operates the super-specialty hospital ‘Medanta - the Medicity’. Medanta was founded in 2004 and is based in Gurugram, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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2013-12-24 Yakjin Trading

Seoul, South Korea

Yakjin Trading is a large garment OEM company in Korea, with manufacturing facilities in Vietnam, Indonesia and Cambodia. Yakjin has a strong customer base with large multi-national fashion retailers including GAP, L Brands, American Eagle and Walmart.

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