M&A Deal Summary

AE Industrial Partners Acquires Columbia Helicopters

On July 18, 2019, private equity firm AE Industrial Partners acquired aerospace company Columbia Helicopters

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AE Industrial Partners’ 6th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is AE Industrial Partners’ 16th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AE Industrial Partners’ 1st transaction in Oregon.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-07-18
Target Columbia Helicopters
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) AE Industrial Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Greenhill & Co., Inc. (Financial)
Tonkon Torp (Legal)

Target

Columbia Helicopters

Aurora, Oregon, United States
Columbia Helicopters is a provider of heavy-lift rotorcraft, manufacturing, and MRO services to a variety of end markets including military support, firefighting, and on-shore oil & gas. Columbia Helicopters supports commercial and government operators with a comprehensive range of responsive life-cycle support and MRO services, from tip to tail, in the hangar or in the field maintenance. Columbia Helicopters was founded in 1957 and is based in Aurora, Oregon.

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Buyer

AE Industrial Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 6.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION
AE Industrial Partners' headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
AE Industrial Partners' headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

AE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in aerospace and industrial companies. The Firm specifically looks for established, profitable companies in the aircraft propulsion (turbojet, turbofan and turboprop aircraft engines) and power generation (industrial turbines) industries, as well as the manufacture of OEM and replacement parts, and aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul. AE Industrial Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 35
Sector (Aerospace) 6 of 14
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 8 of 22
State (Oregon) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 16 of 35
Year (2019) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-01 Alpine Air Express

Provo, Utah, United States

Alpine Air Express is an air cargo operator with a long and distinguished history providing its customers with safe and reliable air cargo transportation services primarily throughout attractive growth markets in the Mountain Region of the Western United States. Alpine Air Express was founded in 1975 and is based in Provo, Utah.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-09 Wesco Aircraft Holdings

Valencia, California, United States

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. is a distributor and provider of comprehensive supply chain management solutions to the global aerospace industry and other industrial market segments. Wesco Aircraft services range from traditional distribution to the management of supplier relationships, quality assurance, kitting, just-in-time delivery, chemical management services, third-party logistics or fourth-party logistics and point-of-use inventory management. Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Valencia, California.

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