Triumph Group to acquire GE Aviation hydraulic actuation business

Berwyn, Pennsylvania – Triumph Group Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the hydraulic actuation business of GE Aviation. GE’s hydraulic actuation business consists of three facilities located in Yakima, Wash., Cheltenham, England, and the Isle of Man and will be included in the Aerospace Systems Group. The business is expected to add approximately $180 million in annual revenue and to be immediately accretive to earnings. The purchase price will be approximately $70 million.

 

Employing approximately 475 employees, the business is a technology leader in actuation systems and does extensive business with Boeing, Airbus, and other major airframers. Key product offerings include complete landing gear actuation systems, door actuation, nose-wheel steering, hydraulic fuses, manifolds, flight control actuation, and locking mechanisms for the commercial, military and business jet markets.

 

Jeffry D. Frisby, Triumph’s president and chief executive officer, said, “The addition of GE Aviation’s hydraulic actuation business will be a good fit within our Aerospace Systems segment and provide additional proprietary systems that augment our existing hydraulic system capabilities. In addition, this accretive acquisition furthers our strategic goals of increasing our global footprint, optimizing our segment and customer balance, and positioning ourselves for future growth. We are pleased that the existing management team will remain with Triumph to continue to deliver exceptional value to their global customers.”

 

The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the current fiscal quarter.

 

Triumph Group Inc., headquartered in Berwyn, Pa., designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs, and overhauls a broad portfolio of aerostructures, aircraft components, accessories, subassemblies and systems.