# Safran to acquire Collins actuators and pilot controls business

Safran signed an agreement to acquire Rockwell Collins's actuators, pilot controls, and special products business, subject to regulatory approval, expected to close in first half of 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-09-01
- Status: announced
- Products: actuators, pilot controls
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran](https://endata.com/companies/1270.md) (acquirer)
- [Rockwell Collins Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/17593.md) (target)

## Sources

- [ainonline.com](https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2018-09-07/safran-buy-collins-actuators-and-pilot-controls-unit), 2018-09-07: "Safran has signed an agreement to acquire Rockwell Collins’s actuators, pilot controls, and special products business."
- [cbs2iowa.com](https://cbs2iowa.com/news/corridor-business-journal/cbj-report-safran-agrees-to-buy-rockwell-collins-actuator-unit), 2018-10-12: "Safran's mid-year financial report, released in September, indicates it has signed an agreement to purchase Rockwell Collins' actuators, pilot controls and special products business."

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