Aerospace & defence M&As in Q4 2018 total $23.09bn globally
Total aerospace & defence M&A deals in Q4 2018 worth $23.09bn were announced globally, according to GlobalData's deals database. Embed… ...
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CarlyleMergers & Acquisitions $4.2BN
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TTM TechnologiesMergers & Acquisitions $330M
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BAE SystemsMergers & Acquisitions $200M
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AmentumMergers & Acquisitions $1.9BN
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CarlyleMergers & Acquisitions $4.2BN
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TTM TechnologiesMergers & Acquisitions $330M
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BAE SystemsMergers & Acquisitions $200M
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AmentumMergers & Acquisitions $1.9BN
Deal Trends in the Army, Defence & Security Industry
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard tracks deal trends in the army, defence & security industry. The dashboard provides an extensive analysis by capturing trends in terms of deal types, geographies, industry players, advisory firms, and the number of deals and their value.
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Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard tracks deal trends in the army, defence & security industry.
Army, Defence & Security industry deal activity by deal type - volume (Last 12 months)
The deals dashboard provides an insightful and thorough overview of deal activity in terms of deal types and the number of deals in the global army, defence & security industry over the last 12 months. It covers mergers and acquisitions (M&As), private equity and venture financing deal types.
Army, Defence & Security industry deal activity by deal type - value (Last 12 months)
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard offers an analysis on deal activity in the global army, defence & security industry in terms of deal type and value. Deal types encompassing M&As, private equity and venture financing are tracked over the last 12 months.
Mergers and acquisitions in the army, defence & security industry
Army, Defence & Security Technology provides an overview of M&A deal activity in the army, defence & security industry. Besides M&A deals, the dashboard tracks the leading M&A financial and legal advisors, and M&A deal activity by theme.
Army, Defence & Security industry M&A deal activity by region (Last 12 months)
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard tracks M&A transactions recorded in the army, defence & security industry in different regions in the last 12-month period.
Largest M&A deals in the army, defence & security industry
The following table lists details of the largest merger and acquisition deals in terms of value in the global army, defence & security industry.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Hannifin | Meggitt | 02 Aug 2021 | 10,145.4 |
| Amentum Services | PAE | 25 Oct 2021 | 1,900.0 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | Alion Science and Technology | 06 Jul 2021 | 1,650.0 |
| AZZ | Sequa Corporation - Precoat Metals - US | 08 Mar 2022 | 1,280.0 |
| Traton | MAN | 08 May 2021 | 709.8 |
| Bharti Global | OneWeb | 30 Jun 2021 | 500.0 |
M&A deals advisor rankings in the army, defence & security industry (2021 vs. 2020)
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard reveals top financial and legal advisors to M&A deals by both deal value and volume in the global army, defence & security industry during 2020 and 2021.
M&A financial advisor rankings in the army, defence & security industry
Army, Defence & Security Technology compares rankings of leading financial advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 20 |
| Rothschild | 2 | 6 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 3 | 12 |
| Citigroup | 4 | 23 |
| Bank of America | 5 | 3 |
| Evercore | 6 | 7 |
| Credit Suisse Group | 7 | 10 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 8 | 1 |
| Moelis | 9 | 22 |
| Renaissance Strategic Advisors | 10 | 27 |
Army, Defence & Security Technology compares rankings of leading financial advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Houlihan Lokey | 1 | 2 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2 | 8 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 3 | 9 |
| Moelis | 4 | 18 |
| Jefferies | 5 | 10 |
| Rothschild | 6 | 11 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 7 | 1 |
| Evercore | 8 | 3 |
| Citigroup | 9 | 12 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 10 | 13 |
M&A legal advisor rankings in the army, defence & security industry
Army, Defence & Security Technology compares rankings of leading legal advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Slaughter and May | 1 | 21 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 2 | 9 |
| Jones Day | 3 | 12 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 4 | 11 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 5 | 15 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 6 | 20 |
| Cravath, Swaine & Moore | 7 | 3 |
| Hogan Lovells International | 8 | 30 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 9 | 19 |
| Paul Hastings | 10 | 41 |
Army, Defence & Security Technology compares rankings of leading legal advisors to M&A transactions in terms of deal value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Jones Day | 2 | 3 |
| DLA Piper | 3 | 2 |
| Latham & Watkins | 4 | 4 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | 5 | 5 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 6 | 9 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 7 | 38 |
| Winston & Strawn | 8 | 39 |
| Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 9 | 10 |
| Alston & Bird | 10 | 21 |
M&A deal activity by theme in the army, defence & security industry: Last 12 months (by volume)
Army, Defence & Security Technology tracks the number of M&A deals by theme in the army, defence & security industry. The following chart lists top ten themes that hold the most number of deals.
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Private equity deals in the army, defence & security industry
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard provides information on private equity deals data, including deals by region, top legal and financial advisors, and top deals by theme.
Private equity deal activity in the army, defence & security industry by region (Last 12 months)
Army, Defence & Security Technology tracks private equity deal activity in different regions of the globe over the last 12 months.
Top private equity deals in the army, defence & security industry
The following table lists details of the largest private equity deals by value in the global army, defence & security industry.
| Investor | Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAPA Placencia | ITP Aero | 27 Sep 2021 | 1,992.3 |
| Mudrick Capital Management | Vertical Aerospace | 27 Oct 2021 | 200.0 |
| True North Managers | QuEST Global Services | 23 Aug 2021 | 150.0 |
| Liberty Strategic Capital | Satellogic | 18 Jan 2022 | 150.0 |
| Magnetar Capital | Comtech Telecommunications | 18 Oct 2021 | 100.0 |
| Arcadia Capital | Ansett Aviation Training | 17 Jan 2022 | 100.0 |
| Trilantic Capital Management | 3D Systems Inc - On Demand 3D Printing and Custom Manufacturing Business | 07 Jun 2021 | 82.0 |
| Tikehau Ace Capital | Figeac Aero | 04 Apr 2022 | 64.6 |
| BGF Investments | Operational Solutions | 14 Dec 2021 | 10.6 |
| Foresight Group | Callen-Lenz Associates | 12 Aug 2021 | 6.6 |
Top private equity investors in the army, defence & security industry (last 12 months)
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard tracks top private equity investors in the army, defence & security industry over the last 12 months.
| Investor Name | Value (US$m) | No of Deals |
|---|---|---|
| Tikehau Ace Capital | 64.6 | 3 |
| Arcline Investment Management | N/A | 3 |
| Stellex Capital Management | N/A | 3 |
| Arcadea Group | N/A | 2 |
| Fonds de Consolidation et de Developpement des Entreprises | N/A | 2 |
| AE Industrial Partners | N/A | 1 |
| Advent International | N/A | 1 |
| American Industrial Acquisition | N/A | 1 |
| Amundi Private Equity Funds | N/A | 1 |
| Angeles Equity Partners | N/A | 1 |
Private equity deals advisors in the army, defence & security industry (2021 vs. 2020)
Army, Defence & Security Technology monitors financial and legal advisors to private equity deals by value and volume in the global army, defence & security industry during 2020 and 2021.
Private equity financial advisor rankings in the army, defence & security industry
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard compares ranking of leading financial advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Lazard | 1 | 22 |
| Lincoln International | 2 | 24 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 3 | 21 |
| Harris Williams | 4 | 23 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 5 | 25 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 6 | 14 |
| Raymond James Financial | 7 | 26 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 8 | 1 |
| WBC Holdings | 9 | 8 |
| Jefferies Financial Group | 10 | 12 |
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard compares ranking of leading financial advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Houlihan Lokey | 1 | 1 |
| Lazard | 2 | 14 |
| Harris Williams | 3 | 15 |
| Lincoln International | 4 | 5 |
| Raymond James Financial | 5 | 16 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 6 | 2 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 7 | 6 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 8 | 7 |
| WBC Holdings | 9 | 8 |
| Jefferies Financial Group | 10 | 17 |
Private equity legal advisor rankings in the army, defence & security industry
Army, Defence & Security Technology compares ranking of leading legal advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 2 | 20 |
| Latham & Watkins | 3 | 18 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 4 | 14 |
| McGuire Woods | 5 | 29 |
| Holland & Knight | 6 | 16 |
| Jones Day | 7 | 2 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 8 | 19 |
| Blank Rome | 9 | 21 |
| Goodwin Procter | 10 | 13 |
The deals dashboard compares ranking of leading legal advisors to private equity transactions in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2021.
| Advisor Name | 2021 Rank | 2020 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Holland & Knight | 2 | 4 |
| Latham & Watkins | 3 | 5 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 4 | 6 |
| Jones Day | 5 | 2 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 6 | 13 |
| Blank Rome | 7 | 14 |
| Ropes & Gray | 8 | 15 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges | 9 | 16 |
| Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 10 | 17 |
Private equity deals by theme in the army, defence & security industry: Last 12 months (by volume)
Army, Defence & Security Technology tracks the number of private equity deals by theme in the army, defence & security industry. The following chart lists top ten themes that hold the most number of deals in 2021.
Venture financing deals in the army, defence & security industry
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s provides an overview of venture financing deal activity in the army, defence & security industry around the globe, including deals by region, top venture financing deals and capital investors.
Venture financing deal activity in the army, defence & security industry by region (Last 12 months)
Army, Defence & Security Technology tracks venture financing deals recorded in the army, defence & security industry in different regions of the globe in the last 12-month period.
Top ten venture financing deals in the army, defence & security industry
The following table lists the top ten venture financing deals by value in the global army, defence & security industry.
| Investor | Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Atlantic | Sierra Space | 19 Nov 2021 | 1,400.0 |
| BlackRock | Relativity Space | 08 Jun 2021 | 650.0 |
| IDG Capital Investment Consulting (Beijing | Guangdong Huitian Aerospace Technology | 19 Oct 2021 | 500.0 |
| The Boeing | Wisk Aero | 24 Jan 2022 | 450.0 |
| Undisclosed | Beta Technologies | 04 Apr 2022 | 375.0 |
| Undisclosed | Beta Technologies | 18 May 2021 | 368.0 |
| Undisclosed | Space Exploration Technologies | 01 Nov 2021 | 344.8 |
| Crescent Cove Advisors | Robotic Research | 09 Dec 2021 | 228.0 |
| Monashee Investment Management | Skyryse | 27 Oct 2021 | 200.0 |
| Zhongtian Fortune Fund | Galactic Energy | 24 Jan 2022 | 200.0 |
Top venture capital investors in the army, defence & security industry (Last 12 months)
Army, Defence & Security Technology’s deals dashboard tracks top venture capital investors in the army, defence & security industry over the last 12 months.
| Investor Name | Value (US$m) | No of Deals |
|---|---|---|
| MaC Venture Capital | 92.3 | 5 |
| SpaceFund Venture Capital | 51.2 | 5 |
| Founders Fund | 252.0 | 4 |
| Alumni Ventures Group | 194.4 | 4 |
| Breakthrough Energy Ventures | 148.0 | 4 |
| Space Capital | 127.2 | 4 |
| Incubate Fund | 64.7 | 4 |
| Lockheed Martin Ventures | 62.0 | 4 |
| E2MC Ventures | 48.6 | 4 |
| AV Capital Management | 105.3 | 3 |
Venture financing deal activity by theme in the army, defence & security industry: Last 12 months (by volume)
Army, Defence & Security Technology tracks the number of venture financing deals by theme in the global army, defence & security industry. The following chart lists top ten themes that hold the most number of deals in 2021.
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