AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Howmet Aerospace (HWM)

Howmet Aerospace completes $1.8 billion purchase of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Howmet Aerospace closed its previously announced purchase of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker, on April 6, 2026. The cash price is approximately $1.8 billion, subject to customary adjustments. The filing does not describe the business acquired or its financial results.

Key points

  • Buyer: Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM); seller: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
  • Cash purchase price of approximately $1.8 billion, subject to customary adjustments
  • Transaction completed April 6, 2026 under a Purchase Agreement between the two companies

The filing

CompanyHowmet Aerospace (HWM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 6, 2026, 9:00 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-039791

Items reported: 2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 06, 2026.

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