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Cobham plc

WIMBORNE, DORSET · Manufacturing

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Cobham plc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$33.4M
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
0.4×
Latest step-up
Top 10%
Sector rank · raised
Series B
Latest stage · inferred · Thu Apr 04 2013 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Cobham plc looks over-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the manufacturing sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 1.90× the median modeled value of Series B Manufacturing companies in 2013–2015 (29 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 13.2 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 12 months.
  • Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Manufacturing

Cobham plc is one of 3256 Manufacturing companies tracked from WIMBORNE, DORSET. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 91% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
23
Investors (latest)
2013-04-04
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$125M$250M$375M$500MSeries A · 2010-07-01 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $100M (est)Series A2010Series A · 2011-07-01 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $100M (est)Series A2011Series A · 2012-07-01 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $100M (est)Series A2012Series B · 2013-04-04 Raised $25M (real) Modeled valuation $274M (est)Series B2013Series B · 2013-04-04 Raised $29M (real) Modeled valuation $317M (est)Series B2013Series B · 2013-04-04 Raised $30M (real) Modeled valuation $333M (est)Series B2013Series B · 2013-04-04 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $207M (est)Series B2013Series B · 2013-04-04 Raised $33M (real) Modeled valuation $366M (est)Series B2013Series A · 2013-04-04 Raised $13M (real) Modeled valuation $130M (est)Series A2013+$10M+$10M+$25M+$29M+$30M+$19M+$33M+$13MCumulative $179M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Series A$10.0M · 2010
Series A extension$10.0M · 2011
Series A extension$10.0M · 2012
Series B$25.0M · 2013
Series B extension$28.9M · 2013
Series B extension$30.4M · 2013
Series B extension$18.9M · 2013
Series B extension$33.4M · 2013
Bridge · Series B-stage$13.0M · 2013smaller follow-on

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 50%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$366.1M
Base estimate est.
$85.1M
Conservative case
$1.4B
Upside case
$185.5M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ba $15M–$40M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the manufacturing sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $99.9M · 2010-07-012010Series A · modeled $99.9M · 2011-07-01Series A · modeled $99.9M · 2012-07-01Series B · modeled $273.7M · 2013-04-04Series B · modeled $316.7M · 2013-04-04Series B · modeled $332.8M · 2013-04-04Series B · modeled $206.8M · 2013-04-04Series B · modeled $366.1M · 2013-04-04Series A · modeled $129.7M · 2013-04-042013
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
18%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
69%
Survival probability
46% low · 85% high
1.19×/yr
Annual markup
1.44×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
13.2 yr actual, capped for stale marks
manufacturing
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
4 mo
Avg between rounds
$12.1M/yr
Capital velocity
16.0 yr
On record since
2010
First round
9
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 3256 companies in Manufacturing. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 16× above median
This company$33.4M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series B rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.7× of median
This company$13.0M
Sector median$18.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 30× above median
This company$366.1M
Sector median$12.0M

Raised more than 91% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 94% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series B) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #3 of 29.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0MCapital raised (log)Horsehead Holding Corp · Series B Raised $70.0M · modeled $438.6M (est)Specialized Tech Inc · Series B Raised $36.0M · modeled $394.7M (est)ACON Funko Investors Holdings, L.L.C. · Series B Raised $32.9M · modeled $360.8M (est)Workhorse Rail, LLC · Series B Raised $26.3M · modeled $287.8M (est)International Wire Group Holdings, Inc. · Series B Raised $26.0M · modeled $285.1M (est)Nn Inc · Series B Raised $25.0M · modeled $274.1M (est)Rollease Holding Company, LLC · Series B Raised $24.9M · modeled $273.0M (est)SiGNa Chemistry, Inc. · Series B Raised $24.5M · modeled $268.8M (est)MV Waterfall AG · Series B Raised $22.2M · modeled $243.5M (est)Noa Visual Group Americas, Inc. · Series B Raised $21.9M · modeled $240.3M (est)Elementis Plc · Series B Raised $21.6M · modeled $236.9M (est)Cobham plc (this company) Raised $33.4M · modeled $366.1M (est)Cobham plc
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Horsehead Holding CorpSeries B$70.0M$438.6M2.28×
Specialized Tech IncSeries B$36.0M$394.7M2.05×
Cobham plc this companySeries B$33.4M$366.1M1.90×
ACON Funko Investors Holdings, L.L.C.Series B$32.9M$360.8M1.87×
Workhorse Rail, LLCSeries B$26.3M$287.8M1.49×
International Wire Group Holdings, Inc.Series B$26.0M$285.1M1.48×
Nn IncSeries B$25.0M$274.1M1.42×
Rollease Holding Company, LLCSeries B$24.9M$273.0M1.42×
SiGNa Chemistry, Inc.Series B$24.5M$268.8M1.40×
MV Waterfall AGSeries B$22.2M$243.5M1.26×
Noa Visual Group Americas, Inc.Series B$21.9M$240.3M1.25×
Elementis PlcSeries B$21.6M$236.9M1.23×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Series A$10.0M2010-07-01$45.5M$99.9M85%
Series A$10.0M2011-07-01$45.5M$99.9M85%
Series A$10.0M2012-07-01$45.5M$99.9M85%
Series B$25.0M2013-04-04$138.7M$273.7M85%
Series B$28.9M2013-04-04$160.5M$316.7M90%
Series B$30.4M2013-04-04$168.6M$332.8M90%
Series B$18.9M2013-04-04$104.8M$206.8M85%
Series B$33.4M2013-04-04$185.5M$366.1M90%
Series A$13.0M2013-04-04$59.0M$129.7M85%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Series A$10.0M2010-07-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
  2. Series A$10.0M2011-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  3. Series A$10.0M2012-07-01
    • Raised 12 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
  4. Series B$25.0M2013-04-04
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~12 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 65 investors on this round.
  5. Series B$28.9M2013-04-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 103 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$30.4M2013-04-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 103 investors on this round.
  7. Series B$18.9M2013-04-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 53 investors on this round.
  8. Series B$33.4M2013-04-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 154 investors on this round.
  9. Series A$13.0M2013-04-04
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.6× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • Switched to Rule 06 (was Rule 506(b)).
    • 23 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2013 ~Q3
Modeled next raise · ~4mo cadence
$13.0M
Modeled next size est.range $13.0M$20.8M
0.4×
Last step-up
$12.1M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
John Patterson3 other2010-07
Andrew Stevens2 other2010-07
David Lockwood1 other2013-04
Norton Schwartz1 other2013-04
Alan Jonathan Semple2013-04
Alan Semple2013-04
Alison Jonathan Wood2013-04
Alison Wood2012-07
Birgit Jonathan Norgaard2013-04
Birgit Norgaard2013-04
David Jonathan Flint2013-04
David Mellors2013-04
John Devaney2010-07
John Jonathan Devaney2013-04
John Jonathan Patterson2013-04
John McAdam2013-04
Marcus Beresford2010-07
Marion Blakey2013-04
Mark Jonathan Ronald2013-04
Mark Ronald2010-07
Michael Hagee2010-07
Michael Jonathan Wareing2013-04
Michael Wareing2011-07
Peter Hooley2010-07
Registry & provenance

Cobham plc is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1501366
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Cobham plc raised?
Cobham plc has raised approximately $33.4M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Cobham plc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Cobham plc is approximately $366.1M (modeled range $85.1M–$1.4B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Cobham plc at?
Cobham plc's latest modeled financing stage is Series B. Its most recent recorded round closed around Thu Apr 04.
What does Cobham plc do and where is it based?
Cobham plc operates in the Manufacturing sector, based in WIMBORNE, DORSET.
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