In the global aerospace & defence industry, there were 9 private equity deals announced in Q4 2023, worth a total value of $804.4m, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $800m acquisition of stake in L3Harris Technologies by TJC was the industry’s largest disclosed deal. A thorough analysis of the disruptive themes and the Private Equity deal activity are included in GlobalData’s Aerospace, Defence & Security Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Deals by Top Themes report. Buy the report here.
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In value terms, private equity deal activity increased by 224% in Q4 2023 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $248m and rose by 44% as compared to Q4 2022. Related deal volume decreased by 10% in Q4 2023 versus the previous quarter and was 31% lower than in Q4 2022.
Notably, defense-related deals accounted for a 33% share of the global aerospace & defence industry’s private equity deal activity in Q4 2023, up 50% over the previous quarter.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were Ernst & Young Global; Houlihan Lokey; KAL Capital Markets with 2, 2, 2 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in Q4 2023 were Baker & McKenzie; Kirkland & Ellis; Ropes & Gray with 2, 2, 2 deals respectively.
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GlobalData’s Deals Database tracks global deal activity, including mergers, acquisitions, capital raising, strategic alliances, and licensing agreements. Proprietary analysis is used to group deals into key thematic areas and granular sectors across the world’s largest industries.
This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumoured deals. Deal type includes Acquisition, Asset transactions and Mergers.
