M&A Deal Summary

Triumph Group Acquires Vought Aircraft Industries

On March 23, 2010, Triumph Group acquired aerospace company Vought Aircraft Industries from The Carlyle Group for 1.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Triumph Group’s 22nd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Triumph Group’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Triumph Group’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Triumph Group’s 3rd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-03-23
Target Vought Aircraft Industries
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Triumph Group
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.4B USD

Target

Vought Aircraft Industries

Dallas, Texas, United States
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. is a global manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial, military and business jet aircraft. Products include fuselages, wings, empennages, nacelles and helicopter cabins.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Triumph Group

Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Aerospace
Employees5,340
Revenue 1.5B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Triumph Group is an entity which designs, engineers, manufactures, overhauls, and repairs aircraft components, including mechanical controls, avionics, instrumentation, engine accessories, and auxiliary power units. Triumph Group was founded in 1993 and is besed in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 32
Sector (Aerospace) 22 of 30
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 20
State (Texas) 3 of 5
Country (United States) 20 of 29
Year (2010) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-01 Fabritech

East Alton, Illinois, United States

Fabritech, Inc. provides high-end maintenance and manufactured solutions focused on aviation drive train, mechanical, hydraulic and electrical hardware items including gearboxes, cargo hooks and vibration absorbers. Fabritech also produces fabricated textile items such as seat cushions and sound insulation blankets for military rotary-wing platforms.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-31 Aviation Network Services

Atlanta,, Georgia, United States

Aviation Network Services, LLC primary service line is the repair and refurbishment of Passenger Service Units and other interior products.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 376.0B 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 STATS #
Overall 143 of 443
Sector (Aerospace) 9 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 73 of 184
State (Texas) 15 of 35
Country (United States) 90 of 250
Year (2010) 5 of 22
Size (of disclosed) 28 of 130
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-01 Butterfield

Hamilton, Bermuda

Butterfiel is Bermuda’s first and largest independent bank, and a specialist provider of international financial services. The Butterfield Group offers a full range of community banking services in Bermuda, Barbados and the Cayman Islands, encompassing retail and corporate banking and treasury activities.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-28 General Lighting Company

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

General Lighting Company Ltd. is the largest lighting fixtures manufacturer and supplier, manufactures a broad range of indoor, outdoor and industrial lighting products. In addition, the company represents leading international lighting brands and provides complete lighting solutions to its clients.

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