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Chemring Agrees To Acquire Countermeasures Assets From Esterline

Friday, December 4th, 2015

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Britain’s Chemring Group on Nov. 25 said it has agree to buy countermeasures assets from a United Kingdom-based subsidiary of Esterline Corp. [ESL] for $3.8 million plus a potential earnout provision worth up to $13.6 million.The deal is expected to close in early 2016 subject to U.K. regulatory approvals.Chemring is buying patents, equipment, stock and selected contracts of Esterline’s Wallop Defence Systems subsidiary. The assets included in the deal include military aircraft infrared decoy flare countermeasures.The sale by Esterline is…

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