Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Boeing's $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems is set for EU approval with conditions to address antitrust concerns, including potential sales of Spirit's businesses.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Boeing is set to gain EU antitrust approval for its $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, with remedies to address EU concerns expected to include sales of some of the latter's businesses, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Boeing announced the deal in July last year, aiming to streamline its operations and improve quality control, years after spinning off the key airline supplier.
(Reporting by Foo Yun CheeEditing by Mark Potter)
An acquisition is a corporate action in which one company purchases most or all of another company's shares to gain control of that company.
Antitrust approval refers to the legal permission granted by regulatory authorities to proceed with a merger or acquisition, ensuring it does not create unfair competition.
Remedies in a corporate acquisition are actions or conditions imposed by regulatory authorities to address concerns about competition or market impact resulting from the deal.
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