M&A Deal Summary

Safran Acquires Colibrys

On January 30, 2013, Safran acquired electronics company Colibrys

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Safran’s 2nd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Safran’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-01-30
Target Colibrys
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Safran
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Colibrys

Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Colibrys (Switzerland) Ltd. is a supplier of standard and semi-custom MEMS-based sensors and actuators for Harsh-Environment (Energy, Military and Aerospace), Industrial and Instrumentation markets.

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Buyer

Safran

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Aerospace
Employees96,390
Revenue 27.7B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Safran operates in four segments: aerospace propulsion, aircraft equipment, defence, and security. Safran was founded in 1924 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 25
Sector: Electronics M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 19
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-04 Morpho Detection

Newark, California, United States

Morpho Detection, Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of detection systems and services to improve mission-critical security at airports, borders and other high-risk critical infrastructure sites such as nuclear power plants, military installations and government buildings. It also provides extensive services to maintain and upgrade its broad installed base of equipment and related products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-26 Safran Power U.S.A.

Twinsburg, Ohio, United States

Safran Power U.S.A. LLC (fka Goodrich Electric Power Systems) is a manufacturer and distributor of aircraft electrical generators and power distribution systems.

Buy €310M