Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Defense

The Carlyle Group Acquires United Defense Industries

On October 1, 1997, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired defense company United Defense Industries

Acquisition Context
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 2nd transaction in the Defense sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 2nd transaction in Virginia.
Investment Fate
  • United Defense Industries was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2005 for 4.2B USD.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date October 1, 1997
Target United Defense Industries
Sector Defense
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

United Defense Industries

Arlington, Virginia, United States
United Defense Industries, Inc. was a leader in the design, development and production of combat vehicles, artillery, naval guns, missile launchers and precision munitions.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 11 of 750
Sector: Defense 2 of 4
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 9 of 221
State: Virginia 2 of 25
Country: United States 10 of 350
Year: 1997 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-10-01 InSight Health Services

Lake Forest, California, United States

Insight Health Services Holdings Corp. provides diagnostic imaging services through a network of fixed-site centers and mobile facilities in the United States.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-11-01 Sight Resource

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Sight Resource Corporation provided a full range of primary eye care products and services.

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