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Safran and Thales Acquire Sofradir SAS

On January 30, 2012, Safran and Thales acquired electronics company Sofradir SAS

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Safran’s 1st and Thales’ 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Safran’s 4th and Thales’ 2nd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-01-30
Target Sofradir SAS
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Safran
Thales
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sofradir SAS

Chatenay-Malabry, France
Sofradir SAS provides high performance imaging related to Defence, Space and Civil systems. Sofradir masters and proposes a wide range of technologies.

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Buyer(S) 2

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 9 of 25
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 8 of 19
Country: France M&A 4 of 11
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-26 L-1 Identity Solutions

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. specializes in selling face recognition systems, electronic passports such as Fly Clear, and other biometric technology to governments such as the United States and Saudi Arabia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-06-13 Optovac Mecânica e Optoeletrônica

Osasco, Brazil

Optovac Mecânica e Optoeletrônica Ltda. is a Brazilian company specialized in optronics and night vision equipment. It is one of the small businesses in Brazil that has been recognized by the Ministry of Defense, which has all the assets needed to become a Strategic Defense Company.

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Buyer

Thales

Meudon, France
Category Company
Founded 1893
Sector Safety/Security
Employees78,189
Revenue 20.6B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to a Thales facility in Irvine, California.
Entrance to a Thales facility in Irvine, California.

Thales is a provider of integrated solutions and equipment for security systems primarily to the aerospace and defense markets. Thales was founded in 1893 and is based in Meudon, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 21
Sector: Electronics M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 13
Country: France M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-01-13 Consinto

Siegburg, Germany

Consinto GmbH is an IT service providers for SAP systems and custom solutions. Consinto was founded in 1978 and is based in Siegburg, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-11-05 Visionix

Aurora, Illinois, United States

Visionix, based in Aurora, Illinois, designs, develops, and delivers proprietary HMD systems as both a prime and subcontractor for aerospace and defense customers worldwide.

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