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Deal activity by volume related to cybersecurity increased by 21% year-on-year in 2023 in the aerospace & defence industry
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Analysis of the key themes driving deal activity reveals that cybersecurity accounted for 171 aerospace & defence deals between 2019 and 2023, worth a total value of $29,987m, according to GlobalData’s Deals database covering mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture financing, equity offerings and partnerships.
The, $1,000m asset transaction by Safran to acquire Raytheon Technologies -Collins Aerospace Business Unit – US, while the $6,400m private equity investment in Maxar Technologies by Advent International was the largest disclosed deal in 2022.
In volume terms, cybersecurity related deal activity increased by 21% year-on-year in 2023 and remained flat year-on-year in 2022.
Deal activity related to cybersecurity in the global aerospace & defence industry in the last five years
Top deals related to cybersecurity in the aerospace & defence industry in the last five years
Deal volume by deal type for cybersecurity related deals in the aerospace & defence industry in the last five years
Acquisition accounted for the highest number of deals in the last five years, with 67 deals, followed by Venture Financing (34 deals), Equity Offering (23 deals), Partnership (18 deals), Private Equity (14 deals), and Asset Transaction (11 deals).
Top financial advisors for cybersecurity related deals by value in the aerospace & defence industry in the last five years
The top financial advisors supporting deals related to cybersecurity in the aerospace & defence industry in the last five years in terms of value were Goldman Sachs & Co, Evercore, J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley & Co, Citigroup, Jefferies, PJT Partners, KPMG International Coop, Grant Thornton, and Robert W Baird & Co.
Top legal advisors for cybersecurity related deals by value in the aerospace & defence industry in the last five years
The top legal advisors supporting deals related to cybersecurity in the aerospace & defence industry in the last five years in terms of value were Sullivan & Cromwell, Cravath Swaine & Moore, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, Hogan Lovells US, McGuire Woods, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Milbank, and Covington & Burling.
GlobalData, the leading provider of industry intelligence, provided the underlying data, research, and analysis used to produce this article.
GlobalData’s Deals database provides comprehensive coverage across industries tracking market activity of global mergers & acquisitions, including asset acquisitions/divestments; private equity deals (PE); venture finance deals (VC); equity offerings, including IPOs, follow-on offerings, and private placements; debt offerings, including private placements, ESG bonds and loans; partnerships; and licensing agreements.
This analysis considers only announced and completed deals from the GlobalData financial deals database and excludes all terminated and rumored deals.
