M&A Deal Summary

TransDigm Group Acquires Adams Rite Aerospace

On April 1, 2015, TransDigm Group acquired consumer products company Adams Rite Aerospace from Franke Aquarotter for 75M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TransDigm Group’s 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is TransDigm Group’s 18th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TransDigm Group’s 3rd transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-04-01
Target Adams Rite Aerospace
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) TransDigm Group
Sellers(s) Franke Aquarotter
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 75M USD

Target

Adams Rite Aerospace

Ludwigsfelde, Germany
Adams Rite Aerospace GmbH is a manufactures proprietary faucets and related products for use on commercial transports and regional jets.

Search 214,238 Deals Now

SEARCH BY

  • Buyer Type (PE or Strategic)
  • Deal Size ($10M to $10B+)
  • Sector (60 Sectors)
  • Deal Type
  • Geography
  • & More

Try Free

Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

TransDigm Group

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Aerospace
Employees16,600
Revenue 7.9B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

TransDigm Group is a designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all commercial and military aircraft platforms. TransDigm's major product lines include pumps, ignition system components, mechanical controls and actuators, engineered connectors, NiCad batteries and chargers, lavatory components and overhead bin latches. TransDigm Group was founded in 1983 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 32
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 11
Country: Germany M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2015 M&A 4 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 18 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-26 Telair International

Miesbach, Germany

Telair is a designer, manufacturer and supporter of cargo loading systems for wide-body and narrow-body aircraft with established positions on the world's most popular current and next-generation passenger and freighter models. Telair provides standard container-based systems for Airbus A330/340 aircraft types, as well as the future Airbus A350 and recently launched Boeing 747-800.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-14 Pexco - Aerospace Business

Georgia, United States

Pexco LLC - Aerospace Business is a manufacturer of aircraft and related components and assemblies for both Commercial and Military Defense applications.

Buy $496M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Franke Aquarotter

Ludwigsfelde, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1873
Sector Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION

Franke Aquarotter GmbH is a provider of sanitary system solutions.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1