© AIRBUS S.A.S. 2011 - photo by exm company / H. Goussé
            
            
              Successful
            
            
              consolidation
            
            
              of
            
            
              Creuzet
            
            
              AÉroNAUTIQUE
            
            
              
                The acquisition of Creuzet Aéronautique and Indraero-Siren, completed on
              
            
            
              
                July 1, 2011, is the largest external growth transaction ever conducted by
              
            
            
              
                LISI. It reinforces the Group’s positions in the aviation sector by providing
              
            
            
              
                it with a critical size and enhanced visibility among its major aircraft
              
            
            
              
                and engine manufacturer customers, while allowing it to consolidate its
              
            
            
              
                expertise. Both companies enjoy a very high level of expertise in the design
              
            
            
              
                of complex parts. Founded in 1934, Creuzet (2010: €60 million sales revenue,
              
            
            
              
                700 employees) manufactures mechanical components with high added
              
            
            
              
                value for the fuselages and engines of commercial aircraft, as well as leading
              
            
            
              
                edges for reactor blades.  Indraero-Siren (2010: €50 million sales revenue,
              
            
            
              
                700 employees), founded in 1949, produces fuselage parts for commercial
              
            
            
              
                aircraft and helicopters.