Boeing Co. agreed to sell its Jeppesen navigation unit and related assets to Thoma Bravo for $10.6 billion in cash, handing the planemaker funds it can use to lighten its debt load.

Boeing has agreed to sell portions of its Digital Aviation Solutions business to Thoma Bravo in a deal worth $10.55 billion.

Technology-focused buyout firm Thoma Bravo is in advanced talks to acquire Boeing's Jeppesen navigation unit, with an announcement anticipated later this week, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.