JW Hill Capital and digEcor Acquire Commercial IFE Business from Collins Aerospace (Burrana formation)
January 22, 2019
JW Hill Capital partnered with Brisbane-based digEcor to acquire the commercial in-flight entertainment (IFE) business from Collins Aerospace and combine the assets under the new global brand Burrana. The deal brings together Collins/Rockwell Collins' PAVES product lines and digEcor's cabin technology portfolios to create a larger IFE and cabin-technology competitor serving airlines worldwide; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- JW Hill Capital, digEcor
- Targets
- Commercial in‑flight entertainment (IFE) business of Collins Aerospace
- Sellers
- Collins Aerospace
- Platforms
- digEcor
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- North Carolina, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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