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
- Advent International buyer
- Cobham shareholders seller
Key terms
- Price
- about £4.0bn
- Approval
- UK national security undertakings
Sources
- 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.