M&A Deal Summary

Thales Acquires Alenia Space France SAS

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

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

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-04-04
Target Alenia Space France SAS
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Thales
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Alenia Space France SAS

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

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Buyer(S) 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 STATS #
Overall 2 of 21
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 13
Country: France M&A 1 of 5
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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