Boeing Considers Selling Jeppesen Unit to Ease $58 Billion Debt
The potential sale of Jeppesen underscores the shifting priorities at Boeing as the company seeks to realign its resources. While Jeppesen remains a valuable asset with significant market appeal, its divestment would signal Boeing's broader strategy to focus on its core business segments—primarily aircraft manufacturing—and address its long-term financial health
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The possible sale of Boeing's Jeppesen navigation unit has attracted major aviation suppliers and private equity investors as the January 29 deadline for initial bids approaches.
Among the companies evaluating the acquisition of Jeppesen are RTX Corp. and Honeywell International Inc., according to Reuters, as published by our associated outlet Aeroin.
Private equity firms such as Advent, Blackstone Inc., Carlyle Group Inc., Thoma Bravo, Veritas Capital, and Warburg Pincus are showing early interest in the deal. GE Aerospace and TransDigm Group Inc. are also among the potential bidders who may consider the acquisition.
Jeppesen, known for its interactive flight plans, could fetch a value of between $6 billion and $8 billion, according to sources. Discussions regarding the sale are still underway, and it remains unclear which candidates will move forward with formal proposals.
To explore potential options, Boeing hired advisors late last year to evaluate a possible divestiture of Jeppesen, though the company retains the option of keeping the unit.
As Boeing works to reduce its $58 billion debt, selling non-core assets like Jeppesen, which has been profitable and serves a wide customer base from airlines to amateur pilots, could help ease financial pressures.
Boeing acquired Jeppesen in 2000 for $1.5 billion in cash. Now, the company is considering offloading the unit as part of broader efforts to recover from recent production and operational setbacks.
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