# Rockwell Collins completes $8.6B acquisition of B/E Aerospace

Rockwell Collins Inc. closed the acquisition of B/E Aerospace Inc. for $8.6 billion, including assumed debt. The deal combines Rockwell Collins' avionics and cabin electronics with B/E Aerospace's cabin interior products.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-04-17
- Where: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
- Value: $8.60B
- Jobs: 30,000
- Status: completed
- Products: flight deck avionics, cabin electronics, cabin interior products, seating, oxygen systems
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Rockwell Collins Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17593.md) (acquirer)
- [B/E Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/19921.md) (target)

## Sources

- [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/rockwell-collins-col-acquires-b-e-aerospace-for-$8.6b-2017-04-17), 2017-04-17: "Rockwell Collins Inc. COL has closed the transaction to acquire B/E Aerospace Inc. BEAV worth $8.6 billion, including assumed debt."
- [ainonline.com](https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2017-04-19/rockwell-collins-complete-b-e-aerospace-merger), 2017-04-19: "Rockwell Collins last week closed on its single-largest acquisition to date—B/E Aerospace—in an $8.6 billion merger."
- [aviationweek.com](https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/interiors-connectivity/rockwell-collins-plans-light-touch-integrating-be-aerospace), 2017-05-18: "Rockwell Collins has developed a 'low-risk' integration plan for merging B/E Aerospace, which it acquired last month for $8.6 billion, into Rockwell."

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