M&A Deal Summary

Woodward Acquires Safran Electronics & Defense - Electromechanical Actuation Business

On December 20, 2024, Woodward acquired aerospace company Safran Electronics & Defense - Electromechanical Actuation Business from Safran

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Woodward’s 4th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Woodward’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-12-20
Target Safran Electronics & Defense - Electromechanical Actuation Business
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Woodward
Sellers(s) Safran
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Safran Electronics & Defense - Electromechanical Actuation Business

Paris, France
Safran Electronics & Defense's Electromechanical Actuation Business offers Horizontal Stabilizer Trim Actuator (HSTA) system that provides aircraft stabilization and attitude maintenance for safe and efficient flight, including use on the Airbus A350. Safran Electronics & Defense's Electromechanical Actuation Business is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Woodward

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1870
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees8,800
Revenue 3.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Woodward's corporate headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Entrance to Woodward's corporate headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Woodward is a designer, manufacturer, and service provider of energy control and optimization solutions. It designs, produces, and services reliable, efficient, low-emission, and high-performance energy control products for diverse applications in challenging environments. The Company has production and assembly facilities in the US, Europe, and Asia, and promotes its products and services globally. Woodward was founded in 1870 and is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 9
Sector: Aerospace M&A 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-01 SEG electronics

Kempen, Germany

SEG electronics offers its customers a broad range of protection relays used for the electrical protection of generators, transformers, motors, cables and overhead lines. As an independent supplier of protection relays, SEG Electronics has more than 50 years‘ experience in high-voltage, medium-voltage and low-voltage applications. SEG electronics was founded in 1969 and is based in Kempen, Germany.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Safran

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Aerospace
Employees96,390
Revenue 27.7B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Safran operates in four segments: aerospace propulsion, aircraft equipment, defence, and security. Safran was founded in 1924 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector: Aerospace M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 7 of 7
Country: France M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2024 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-24 Preligens

Paris, France

Preligens develops pioneering technology to enhance operational decision-making to build a safer world. Its artificial intelligence solutions are based on an automated analysis of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) workflows. Preligens was founded in 2016 and is based in Paris, France.

Buy €220M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-04 Attollo Engineering

Camarillo, California, United States

Attollo Engineering specializes in shortwave infrared (SWIR) and midwave infrared (MWIR) imaging systems and laser sensing technologies. Attollo Engineering was founded in 2012 and is based in Camarillo, California.

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