{"id":42358,"date":"2019-07-25T15:23:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/25\/uk-defense-company-acquired-for-5-billion\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:29:32","slug":"uk-defense-company-acquired-for-5-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/top-100\/2019\/07\/25\/uk-defense-company-acquired-for-5-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Private equity firm to buy UK defense company in $5 billion deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. private equity group Advent International Corp. announced plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/top-100\/2019\/07\/22\/the-great-industrial-competition-mergers-acquisitions-and-geopolitical-events-fuel-revenue\/\" target=_blank>acquire <\/a>U.K. defense firm Cobham plc for \u00a34 billion, or $5 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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