M&A Deal Summary

Sierra Nevada Acquires 3S Engineering

On October 1, 2012, Sierra Nevada acquired aerospace company 3S Engineering

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sierra Nevada’s 6th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Sierra Nevada’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Sierra Nevada’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-01
Target 3S Engineering
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Sierra Nevada
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

3S Engineering

Wichita, Kansas, United States
3S Engineering LLC is a provider of engineering design and support, compliance data development and documentation for aircraft modifications and avionics system integration design in order to show compliance for FAA approvals.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sierra Nevada

Sparks, Nevada, United States
Category Company
Founded 1963
Sector Aerospace
DESCRIPTION

Sierra Nevada Corp. is a prime systems integrator and electronic systems provider known for its rapid, innovative, and agile technology solutions. Fast-growing and widely diversified, SNC is a high-tech electronics, engineering, and manufacturing corporation that continues to expand our impressive portfolio of capabilities, programs, products and services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 14
Sector (Aerospace) 6 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 14
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 11 of 13
Year (2012) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-16 SpaceDev

Poway, California, United States

SpaceDev, Inc. is a space technology/aerospace company that creates and sells affordable and innovative space products and mission solutions.

Buy $38M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-10 Orbital Technologies

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Orbital Technologies Corp. is a subsystems integrator and high technology development company offering commercially mature solutions and strong capabilities in five distinct areas: Next Generation Fire Suppression; Propulsion, Propellant, and Power Systems; Life Support and Environment Control; Bio-based products and production systems; and Interactive 3D Simulation Software.

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