UK defence and aerospace contractor Cobham has been bought by US private equity fund Advent for £4 billion. Cobham has been struggling to get back on track after incurring very large debts on takeovers. It needed a £500 million rights issue when it ran into trouble on a USAF contract. Cobham CEO David Lockwood called ...

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