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11 paź 2012 · The breaking of the story on Wednesday 12 September that BAE Systems and EADS were in advanced talks about merging their respective businesses caught many observers by surprise. The two Boards sought a commercial solution whereby BAE Systems' shareholders would hold 40 per cent of the merged entity, whilst EADS's owners would control the ...
25 wrz 2012 · Prominent among them: BAE Systems, the British arms maker now in talks to merge with Boeing's biggest civilian rival, EADS, maker of Airbus jets.
The company was created on November 30, 1999 through the merging of Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) and British Aerospace (BAe) to form BAE Systems. Their respective subsidiaries in the USA , Marconi North America and British Aerospace North America, were similarly merged to form BAE Systems North America.
The 1997 merger of American corporations Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, which followed the formation in 1995 of Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defence contractor, increased the pressure on European defence companies to consolidate.
2 paź 2012 · The prospect of a £29 billion ($AUD45 billion) merger between BAE Systems (BAE) and Franco-German-controlled EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) has created a serious buzz in...
Finally, EADS and BAE Systems’ decision to merge EADS missile business and Alenia Marconi Systems (BAE/Finmeccanica) gave birth to MBDA, the second world largest missiles and missile systems company, jointly owned by EADS (37.5% share), BAE Systems (37.5% share) and Finmecanica (20% share).
21 wrz 2012 · The BAE-EADS merger would create the world's largest integrated defense and commercial aviation company with annual sales of $92.4 billion, topping Boeing by more than a third, based on 2011 figures.
