Add-on Acquisition • Aerospace

Thales Acquires Alenia Space France SAS

On April 4, 2007, Thales acquired aerospace company Alenia Space France SAS

Acquisition Context
  • This is Thales’ 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Thales’ 1st transaction in France.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date April 4, 2007
Target Alenia Space France SAS
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Thales
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Alenia Space France SAS

Toulouse, France
Alenia Space France SAS is a provider of delivers space systems services.
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Buyer Overview 1

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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 2 of 21
Sector: Aerospace 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 13
Country: France 1 of 5
Year: 2007 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-01 Qioptiq Group

Kroll, Luxembourg

Qioptiq designs and manufactures photonic products and solutions that serve a wide range of markets and applications in the areas of medical and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, defense and aerospace, and research and development.

Sell €220M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-10-13 nCipher

Cambridge, United Kingdom

nCipher is a supplier of encryption products for organizations that need to protect sensitive data.

Buy £51M

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