M&A Deal Summary

Acorn Growth Companies Acquires DIMO

On May 14, 2019, private equity firm Acorn Growth Companies acquired aerospace company DIMO

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Acorn Growth Companies’ 8th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Acorn Growth Companies’ 12th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Acorn Growth Companies’ 1st transaction in Delaware.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-05-14
Target DIMO
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Acorn Growth Companies
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

DIMO

New Castle, Delaware, United States
DIMO is a value-added distributor of operationally critical parts and higher-level assemblies for power, electromechanical, life support, and mission-specific aircraft systems. DIMO was founded in 1994 and is based in New Castle, Delaware.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Acorn Growth Companies

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Acorn Growth Company is a private equity group focused on aerospace and defense opportunities. Acorn looks specifically for companies engaged in aerospace parts manufacturing, aircraft modification and upgrades, engineering services, logistics, procurement and maintenance, repair, and overhaul. Acorn Growth was established in 2005 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 17
Sector (Aerospace) 8 of 10
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 11 of 14
State (Delaware) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 12 of 14
Year (2019) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-16 Berry Aviation

San Marcos, Texas, United States

Berry Aviation is an operator of an aviation company, with a portfolio of services that includes government, private charter, scheduled and on-demand freight, component maintenance repair and overhaul, and fixed base operations. Berry Aviation was founded in 1983 and is based in San Marcos, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-11 Black Sage

Boise, Idaho, United States

Black Sage is a defense technology integrator specialized in autonomous airspace protection solutions to take down small remote piloted aircraft systems. Black Sage employs a hardware-agnostic approach to integrating best-of-breed sensors with its proprietary artificial intelligence-enabled target tracking and defense automation systems to provide adaptable, end-to-end C-UAS systems. Black Sage was founded in 2014 and is based in Boise, Idaho.

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