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SELECTED RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Sale of SYSTEMIQUE

Complex information processing systems 

Exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholders and founders of SYSTEMIQUE on its sale to THEMYS (80%) and NAVAL GROUP (20%)

Acquisition of NIT

SWIR and HDR imaging solutions 

Exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholders of LYNRED (SAFRAN and THALES) on the acquisition of NEW IMAGING TECHNOLOGY (NIT)

Sale of TECHWAY

Signal and video acquisition and processing solutions

Exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholder and founder of TECHWAY on its sale to NCS SYSTEMS (part of IXNOV)

Sale of SOFEMA

Military equipment and spare parts

Exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholders of SOFEMA (AIRBUS, ARQUUS, KNDS, MBDA, NAVAL GROUP, SAFRAN and THALES) on its sale to the ADIT  Group, prior to its resale to THARROS HOLDING

Sale of DCI

Transfer of French military know-how internationally

Exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholders of DCI (AIRBUS, ARQUUS, KNDS, MBDA, NAVAL GROUP, SAFRAN and THALES) on the sale of a 33% stake to the ADIT Group

Sale ofOPENSCI

Detection and characterization of space and ballistic launches

Exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholder and founder ofOPENSCI  on its sale to HEMERIA

LANDMARK TRANSACTIONS

Major strategic transactions

  • Acquisition of 50% ofADI (Australia) by THALES in partnership with TRANSFIELD

  • Acquisition of a 5.7% stake inEMBRAER by THALES

  • Acquisition of 50% of the defense business of SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS (South Korea) by THALES

  • Acquisition of CNN MCO by PRAGMA CAPITAL

  • Acquisition ofAVIMO (Singapore) by THALES

  • Acquisition of RACAL ELECTRONICS PLC (United Kingdom) by THALES

Divestitures and restructurings

  • Sale of THALES NAVAL FRANCE to DCNS (NAVAL GROUP)

  • Sale of THALES FREIGHT & LOGISTICS to GEODIS

  • Sale of CROUZET-AUTOMATISMES to SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

  • Sale of THALES INSTRUMENTS to J.F. LEHMAN & CO and THOMAS WEISEL CAPITAL PARTNERS (United States)

  • Sale of THALES SERVICES INDUSTRIES to ASSYSTEM-BRIME

  • Sale of THALES CONTACT SOLUTIONS to NICE SYSTEMS

  • Demerger of the CHARGEURS Group into PATHÉ and CHARGEURS INTERNATIONAL

Acquisitions and external growth transactions

  • Capital restructuring of THOMSON-CSF (THALES) through the contribution of assets fromALCATEL and DASSAULT AVIATION

  • Acquisition of 50% of THOMSON MARCONI SONAR (joint venture with BAE SYSTEMS) by THALES

  • Acquisition of 33% ofAIRSYS ATM (joint venture with SIEMENS) by THALES

  • Acquisition of CAPTRONIC (India) by SAFRAN

  • Acquisition of SENSONOR (Norway) by SAFRAN

  • Acquisition ofEXENSOR (Sweden) by BERTIN TECHNOLOGIES

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