Thales acquisition of Gemalto
Thales completed its €4.8bn acquisition of Gemalto, which became its Digital Identity and Security division.
- Company
- Gemalto
- Type
- M&A
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2 Apr 2019
- Value
- €4.8bn
- US$ equivalent
- US$5.4bn
- Value basis
- About €4.8bn
- Region
- France
- Segment
- Security and detection
Parties
- Thales buyer
- Gemalto shareholders seller
Key terms
- Value
- about €4.8bn
- Time to complete
- 15 months from announcement
Sources
- Thales (CNW): Thales completes acquisition of Gemalto newswire.ca · 2 Apr 2019
Record DEF-INV-2019-0009. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.
