BSP advising Cobham on cash acquisition of Ultra electronics Holdings plc

BSP, with a team led by Linda Harroch, Partner and Head of the Private Equity department, and composed of Francesco Del Pesce, Counsel, Grégoire Colson, Associate, and Joyce Soudry, Junior Associate, acted as Luxembourg counsel to Cobham Group on the acquisition of the entire share capital of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, listed on the London Stock Exchange, valuated at approximatively £2.57 billion on a fully diluted basis.
Ultra employs around 4,500 employees across the globe and provides application-engineered solutions in the key elements of mission critical and intelligent systems, with capabilities and technologies which can be found on many of the world’s long-term military programmes.
The Cobham Group is a leading global technology and services innovator offering a suite of products, systems and engineering services that continue to enable innovative and cutting-edge solutions in space, avionics and electronics, in both commercial and defence markets.
Read the London Stock Exchange Offer Release

About BSP
BSP* is an independent full-service law firm based in Luxembourg.
We are committed to providing the best legal services to our domestic and international clients in all aspects of Luxembourg business law.
Talented and multilingual, our teams of lawyers work side by side with our clients to help them reach their objectives and support them with tailor-made legal advice, creating in the process professional relationships based on mutual trust and respect.
Our lawyers have developed particular expertise in banking and finance, capital markets, corporate law, dispute resolution, employment law, investment funds, intellectual property, private wealth, real estate and tax. In these practice areas, as in others, our know-how, our ability to work in cross-practice teams and to swiftly adapt to new laws and regulations allow us to provide to our clients timely and integrated legal assistance vital to the success of their business.
Building on the synergy of our different professional experiences and the richness of our diverse cultural background, we stand ready to meet our clients’ legal needs, no matter how challenging they are.
For more information, please browse through our site bsp.lu.


*Bonn Steichen & Partner is a société en commandite simple registered with the Luxembourg bar.


Press contact: Marketing & Communication Department – [email protected] +352.26.025.1