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Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions

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The all-cash deal for CAES was agreed on 2024-06-20 to acquire the Arlington, Virginia-based company from private equity firm Advent International.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative GeneralJun 20, 2024Honeywell sees space opportunity with $1.9 billion CAES acquisition

Honeywell plans to buy defense electronics maker CAES for $1,900,000,000.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsOrg RelationshipJun 20, 2024Honeywell sees space opportunity with $1.9 billion CAES acquisition

Honeywell expects to receive regulatory approvals for the CAES acquisition before the end of 2024.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative PlanJun 20, 2024Honeywell sees space opportunity with $1.9 billion CAES acquisition

Frontgrade was previously known as CAES Space Systems, the former electronics unit of British defense and aerospace contractor Cobham, before being purchased earlier 2023 by Veritas.

Mentioned as: CAES Space SystemsOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2023Frontgrade acquires Aethercomm

CAES was acquired by Veritas Capital in January 2023 and rebranded as Frontgrade Technologies.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative GeneralMar 9, 2023SWISSto12 Incorporates St12 RF Solutions Business Unit to Provide Solutions for the US Aerospace Market

CAES was acquired by Veritas Capital in January 2023 and rebranded as Frontgrade Technologies.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative GeneralMar 7, 2023SWISSto12 Launches St12RF Solutions to Enhance Engagements with US Aerospace Customers

CAES was acquired by Veritas Capital in January 2023 and rebranded as Frontgrade Technologies.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative GeneralMar 2, 2023SWISSto12 launches US entity St12 RF Solutions Inc, to boost engagement with US Aerospace customers

The other two significant space-related acquisitions were Maxar Technologies and CAES Space Systems, which was renamed Frontgrade Technologies, sold to private equity.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative GeneralFeb 9, 2023Defense giants are hungry for space companies

Veritas Capital has rebranded its portfolio company, CAES Space Systems, to Frontgrade Technologies.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2023Veritas Capital rebrands CAES Space Systems as Frontgrade Technologies

Veritas confirmed the completion of its acquisition of Frontgrade Technologies from CAES.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2023Veritas Capital rebrands CAES Space Systems as Frontgrade Technologies

Veritas Capital plans to buy CAES Space Systems from CAES, the former electronics unit of British defense and aerospace contractor Cobham, for an undisclosed sum.

Mentioned as: CAESOrg RelationshipJan 10, 2023CAES Space Systems becomes Frontgrade Technologies

Advent International bought CAES in 2020 for about $5,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsOrg RelationshipJan 10, 2023CAES Space Systems becomes Frontgrade Technologies

CAES was chosen by Argotec to provide the radiation-hardened GR712RC dual-core LEON0.914 m SPARC V8 microprocessor on several Argotec space missions.

Mentioned as: CAESTechnical ProductNov 16, 2022Argotec Selects CAES Dual Core Microprocessor for Multiple Space Missions

The transaction to acquire CAES Space Systems is expected to close in 2023-01-01, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2022CAES Space Systems to be acquired by Veritas Capital

STMicroelectronics is a leading European semiconductor company collaborating with CAES on the GR765.

Mentioned as: CAESOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2022CAES Wins Contracts for Development of Next-Generation User-Selectable CPU for Space

CAES won multiple contracts with the European Space Agency to develop the GR765 System-on-Chip (SOC).

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2022CAES Wins Contracts for Development of Octa-Core CPU for Space

The official contract signing between CAES and Jena-Optronik will take place at the International Astronautical Congress in the Swedish pavilion on 2022-09-20, in Paris, France.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2022CAES Signs a Contract with Jena-Optronik to Deliver Quad-Core LEON4FT Processor for Star Sensors

Jena-Optronik’s current generation of star sensors and LiDAR sensors utilize CAES’s GR712RC dual-core LEON0.914 m SPARC V8 microprocessor.

Mentioned as: CAESTechnical ProductSep 20, 2022CAES Signs a Contract with Jena-Optronik to Deliver Quad-Core LEON4FT Processor for Star Sensors

CAES signed a multi-year contract with Jena-Optronik to deliver flight-grade GR740 quad-core LEON1.22 m SPARC V8 microprocessor devices for Jena-Optronik’s next-generation sensor products.

Mentioned as: CAESTechnical ProductSep 20, 2022CAES Signs a Contract with Jena-Optronik to Deliver Quad-Core LEON4FT Processor for Star Sensors

CAES offers a long line of LEON technology with proven robustness for use in GEO orbits.

Mentioned as: Cobham Advanced Electronic SolutionsOrg RelationshipJul 28, 2022Quad Core LEON4FT Processor from CAES Selected for SpaceLogistics’ Next Mission
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