Airline-equipment giant United Technologies is reportedly closing in on a more than $20 billion deal (UTX, COL)

Emran Kassim

Airplane-equipment giant United Technologies is closing in on a more than $20 billion buyout of competitor Rockwell Collins, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. 

Discussions are reportedly ongoing, but negotiations have focused on a deal price of less than $140 per share for Rockwell, according to the Journal. The company was trading up about 2% to $130 per share late Tuesday morning, giving it a marketcap of $21.7 billion. 

United Technologies, which does business with Boeing and Airbus, is up 1.2% and has a marketcap of more than $93 billion. 

If the deal is finalized, it would create one of the largest airline-parts suppliers in the world. 

But analysts don't expect antitrust issues to flub a potential acquisition, according to the report, as the companies make different airplane parts. Bloomberg reported in early August that United Technologies was weighing a deal. 

United Technologies sells jet engines, landing gear, and wheels; Rockwell Collins supplies cockpit displays, communications systems, and seats. 

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