# Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital to acquire Aubert & Duval Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital have signed a memorandum of understanding with Eramet to acquire 100% of its subsidiary Aubert & Duval, a strategic supplier of critical parts and materials for aerospace, defence and nuclear industries. - Type: Acquisition - Announced: 2022-02-22 - Where: France - Value: $107.0M (95.0M EUR) - Status: announced - Products: special materials, superalloys, titanium - Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md) ## Companies - [Safran](https://endata.com/companies/1270.md) (acquirer) - [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (acquirer) - [ERAMET](https://endata.com/companies/24244.md) (partner) - [ERAMET](https://endata.com/companies/24244.md) (target) - [Aubert & Duval](https://endata.com/companies/51806.md) (target) - [Tikehau Ace Capital](https://endata.com/companies/61181.md) (acquirer) ## Sources - [airframer.com](https://www.airframer.com/news/release/airbus-safran-and-tikehau-ace-capital-sign-an-agreement-with-eramet-for-the), 2022-02-22: "Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the mining and metallurgical group Eramet for the acquisition of its subsidiary Aubert & Duval." - [airbus.com](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-02-airbus-safran-and-tikehau-ace-capital-sign-an-agreement-with-eramet), 2022-02-22: "Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital announce that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the mining and metallurgical group Eramet for the acquisition of its subsidiary Aubert & Duval." - [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/02/22/2388918/0/en/Divestment-of-Aubert-Duval-Eramet-signs-a-MoU-with-Airbus-Safran-and-Tikehau-ACE-Capital.html), 2022-02-22: "Eramet has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sale of Aubert & Duval (A&D) to a consortium formed by Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital." - [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/business/eramet-agrees-sell-aubert-duval-aeronautics-consortium-2022-02-22/), 2022-02-22: "The planned acquisition will ensure national sovereignty for our most strategic programmes for new-generation engines for civil and transport aircraft." - [cash.ch](https://www.cash.ch/news/politik/airbus-und-safran-ubernehmen-wichtigen-zulieferer-aubert-duval-501941), 2022-02-22: "Die geplante Übernahme wird die nationale Souveränität über unsere strategischen Programme für neuartige Antriebe für Zivil- und Verkehrsflugzeuge absichern." - [flightglobal.com](https://www.flightglobal.com/aircraft-programmes/2022/02/airbus-and-safran-to-secure-materials-supply-with-aubert-duval-takeover/), 2022-02-22: "This acquisition would allow Airbus and Safran to secure the strategic supply chain, for themselves as well as other customers, and new material development for current and future civil and military aircraft and engine programmes." - [eramet.com](https://www.eramet.com/en/news/divestment-of-aubert-duval-eramet-signs-a-mou-with-airbus-safran-and-tikehau-ace-capital-2/), 2022-02-22: "Eramet has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sale of Aubert & Duval (A&D) to a consortium formed by Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital." - [pim-international.com](https://www.pim-international.com/airbus-safran-and-tikehau-ace-capital-to-acquire-aubert-duval/), 2022-02-22: "Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the mining and metallurgical company Eramet Group, headquartered in Paris, France, for the acquisition of its subsidiary Aubert & Duval." - [lesechos.fr](https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/air-defense/safran-airbus-et-tikehau-bouclent-le-sauvetage-daubert-duval-1388806), 2022-02-22: "Le sauvetage du soldat Aubert & Duval aura nécessité du temps et du (beau) monde, mais l'opération est sur le point d'aboutir." - [janes.com](https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/industry/airbus-safran-tikehau-ace-capital-to-buy-materials-firm-aubert-duval), 2022-02-23: "The planned acquisition will ensure national sovereignty for our most strategic programmes for disruptive civil and military aircraft engines." - [asianaviation.com](https://asianaviation.com/posts/key-supplier-aubert-duval-to-be-acquired-by-airbus-led-consortium), 2022-02-24: "The planned acquisition will ensure national sovereignty for our most strategic programmes for disruptive civil and military aircraft engines." - [cliffordchance.com](https://www.cliffordchance.com/news/news/2022/02/clifford-chance-advises-airbus--safran-and-tikehau-ace-capital-o.html), 2022-02-25: "This acquisition would allow Airbus and Safran to secure the strategic supply chain, for themselves as well as other customers, and new material development for current and future civil and military aircraft and engine programmes." - [stainless-steel-world.net](https://stainless-steel-world.net/eramet-signs-an-mou-for-the-sale-of-ad/), 2022-03-01: "Eramet has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sale of Aubert & Duval (A&D) to a consortium formed by Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Ace Capital." --- Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). 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