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Firth Rixson - Ownership and Business Overview

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Firth Rixson Ownership

Who owns Firth Rixson?

Firth Rixson is owned by Alcoa. It was acquired on November 20, 2014.

Was Firth Rixson formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Firth Rixson was formerly owned by 4 private investors.

Firth Rixson Business Overview

Where is Firth Rixson headquartered?

Firth Rixson is headquartered in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

What sector is Firth Rixson in?

Firth Rixson is an aerospace company.

When was Firth Rixson founded?

Firth Rixson was founded in 1842.

Aerospace M&A Summary in 2014

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, aerospace ranked 36 in number of deals in 2014. The largest aerospace acquisition in 2014 was Firth Rixson - which was acquired by Alcoa for $2.9B.

Subscribe to Mergr to view all 70 acquisitions of aerospace companies in 2014, including 11 acquisitions by private equity firms, and 59 by strategics.

Firth Rixson Ltd.

Firth Rixson House 26a Atlas Way,
Sheffield, S4 7QQ
United Kingdom,
44 1142 193 000
www.firthrixson.com

Firth Rixson Ltd. is a supplier of highly engineered rings, industrial forgings and specialized metal products primarily to aerospace engine manufacturers, headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut and Sheffield, England.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
vol $25M $25M
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Firth Rixson Castings Ltd. 2006-12-15 25M GBP Divestiture
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Metals/Mining - - 1 (100%) 25M (100%)
Total - - 1 $25M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom - - 1 25M
Total - - 1 $25M

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $25M
TOTAL $25M
Largest Firth Rixson Castings Ltd.
$25M (2006-12-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Aerospace

Established

1842

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