Cabin Interior and Electronics
Rockwell Collins Strikes $8.3 Billion Deal for B/E
Combined entity would employ 30,000 workers, produce $8.1 billion in revenues and offer a spectrum of cabin and cockpit offerings.

Rockwell Collins is poised to significantly expand its airline and aftermarket reach with the proposed $8.3 billion deal to acquire cabin and cockpit systems maker B/E Aerospace. Under the agreement, announced yesterday, Rockwell Collins will acquire B/E Aerospace for roughly $6.4 billion in cash and stock and the assumption of $1.9 billion in debt. In turn, B/E shareholders will receive about a 20 percent share of the combined entity. The transaction is expected to close in the spring, subject to regulatory approvals.


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