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M&A · Completed · 22 Jan 2020

Advent International acquisition of Cobham

Advent took UK-listed Cobham private after UK national security undertakings.

Company
Cobham plc
Type
M&A
Status
Completed
Date
22 Jan 2020
Value
£4bn
US$ equivalent
US$5.1bn
Value basis
About £4.0bn
Region
UK
Segment
Defence electronics

Parties

Key terms

Price
about £4.0bn
Approval
UK national security undertakings

Sources

  1. Advent International: completes acquisition of Cobham adventinternational.com · 22 Jan 2020

Record DEF-INV-2020-0001. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.

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