In the global aerospace & defence industry, there were 13 private equity deals announced in Q2 2024, worth a total value of $1.3bn, according to GlobalData’s Deals Database. The $878.4m institutional buy-out (ibo) Ducommun by Albion River 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 decreased by 32% in Q2 2024 compared with the previous quarter’s total of $1.9bn and rose by 381% as compared to Q2 2023. Related deal volume increased by 63% in Q2 2024 versus the previous quarter and was 8% higher than in Q2 2023.
Notably, foreign direct investments (fdi)-related deals accounted for a 39% share of the global aerospace & defence industry’s private equity deal activity in Q2 2024, up 150% over the previous quarter.
The top-ranked financial advisors supporting these private equity deals in H1 2024 were Houlihan Lokey; Alvarez & Marsal Holdings; JPMorgan Chase & Co with 2, 1, 1 deals respectively.
The top-ranked legal advisors supporting these private equity deals in H1 2024 were Baker & McKenzie; Bech Bruun; Cravath, Swaine & Moore with 1, 1, 1 deals respectively.
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