The proposed acquisition from Safran includes Thales Avionics Electrical Systems and Thales Avionics Electrical Motors companies in France.
Safran, a manufacturer of aircraft engines announced that the company has entered into negotiations with Thales, a manufacturer of electrical systems to acquire its aeronautical electrical systems business. This electric power conversion activity also plays a role in power generation and electric motors in the civil and military aeronautics sectors. Thales Group is a French multinational company that designs, develops and manufactures electrical systems as well as devices and equipment for the aerospace, and defence, sectors.
The acquisition proposal between Safran and Thales includes Thales Avionics Electrical Systems and Thales Avionics Electrical Motors companies in France. The Thales electrical system business has sites in the Paris region in Chatou, Meru, and Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, as well as the support, maintenance and production activities for aeronautical electrical equipment in Orlando (USA) and Singapore.
Stéphane Cueille, Chief Executive Officer of Safran Electrical & Power said, “We are delighted with the prospect of joining forces with Thales’s electrical teams, which will give us even greater competences over the electrical chain, thanks in particular to their leading skills in electrical conversion. The complementary nature of our expertise will also enable us to provide the market with ever more relevant and effective solutions.”
Thales’s aeronautical electrical systems business employs nearly 600 people and generated revenues of €124 million in 2021. The Thales electrical conversion business would make a significant contribution to Safran’s portfolio of activities, which would expand further in the area of electrical power generation, particularly in the defense and helicopter markets.
For Thales, the potential sale is part of the Group’s strategy to refocus on its core businesses in aerospace, defense and security, and digital identity and security. With this acquisition, Safran Electrical & Power aims to pursue its strategy as an equipment manufacturer positioned across the whole electrical chain.
“This project would provide our aeronautical electrical systems teams with an excellent environment in which to develop and would enable them to bring their leading expertise in electrical conversion, power generation and motors to Safran Electrical & Power. In consequence, the proposed acquisition would provide these activities with solid prospects in a market that is showing dynamic growth. More than ever, it would allow Thales to focus on developing its world-class critical avionics solutions.” Yannick Assouad, Executive Vice-President, Avionics of Thales.
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Safran is a multinational company that designs and develops rocket engines as well as various aerospace and defense-related equipment or their components. The proposed transaction is subject to the information and consultation procedure with the relevant employee representative bodies of Thales and Safran, as well as the usual regulatory approvals. The transaction for acquisition is expected to take place in 2023.
