Aerospace M&A Transactions

Aircraft Reconfig Technologies is a company that provides engineering and implementation services for passenger aircraft interiors, specialising in reconfiguration, refit, and cabin systems solutions for commercial airlines and aircraft operators. Aircraft Reconfig Technologies is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.

AAR
Company
Aerospace
Wood Dale, Illinois
www.aarcorp.com

ZIM Aircraft Seating
Company
Aerospace
Immenstaad, Germany
www.zim.aero

Ethos A&C repairs and overhauls gas turbine and aero engine accessories, components and fuel nozzles. Ethos A&C is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

Wencor Group
Company
Aerospace
Springville, Utah
www.wencor.com

Ethos Energy
Company
Energy Services and Equipment
Houston, Texas
www.ethosenergy.com

EthosEnergy A&D offers design and development of repair, overhaul, and maintenance dispositions in conjunction with the repair and refurbishment of aviation and industrial gas turbine fuel nozzles, engine components, and accessories. EthosEnergy A&D is based in East Windsor, Connecticut.

Wencor Group
Company
Aerospace
Springville, Utah
www.wencor.com

Ethos Energy
Company
Energy Services and Equipment
Houston, Texas
www.ethosenergy.com

ACPI designs and manufactures pressure switches, liquid-level (float) switches, and related control products to customer specifications for aerospace, industrial, and OEM applications. ACPI was established in 1979 and is headquartered in Davenport, Iowa.

Amca
Company
Aerospace
El Segundo, California
www.amca.com

Safran Passenger Innovations is an aerospace technology company that designs, develops, and supplies in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems, including the RAVE platform, for commercial aircraft. Safran Passenger Innovations was founded in 1996 and is based in Brea, California.

Kingswood Capital Management
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Los Angeles, California
www.kingswood-capital.com
Advisors: Goodwin Procter , Configure Partners

Safran
Company
Aerospace
Paris, France
www.safran-group.com

Odyssey Space Research is an aerospace engineering firm that provides software and engineering services for both robotic and human spaceflight. Their work includes flight-software development, guidance/navigation/control (GNC), avionics integration and testing, spacecraft simulation and analysis, and human-spaceflight operations. Odyssey Space Research was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Axle Point Capital
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Newport Beach, California
www.axlepoint.com

H.E.R.O.S specialises in MRO services for the Rolls-Royce M250/RR300 engine platforms, as well as related accessories and components. H.E.R.O.S. was founded in 1988 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.

Precision Aviation Group
Company
Aerospace
Atlanta, Georgia
www.precisionaviationgroup.com

JGA Space & Defense manufactures advanced solid rocket motor insulators and nozzle assemblies, including precision-machined components for aerospace, space, and defense applications. JGA Space & Defense is headquartered in Huntersville, North Carolina.

Torque Capital Group
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.torquecap.com

Joe GIbbs Racing
Company
Business Services
Huntersville, North Carolina
www.joegibbsracing.com

Topcast connects suppliers with customers in all segments of aviation including airlines, Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) service providers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Topcast operates as an extension of the suppliers offering not only aftermarket support, but also the development of new businesses for its principals. The company also provides technical support and maintenance services and distribution of industrial cables and wires. Topcast was founded in 1991 and is based in Hong Kong, China.

Warburg Pincus
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.warburgpincus.com

Permira
Investor
Private Equity Firm
London, United Kingdom
www.permira.com

Coffman Associates specialises in airport planning and associated environmental and noise/land use studies. Coffman Associates was founded in 1979 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

Pape-Dawson Engineers
Company
Engineering
San Antonio, Texas
www.pape-dawson.com

Drone Nerds provides comprehensive drone solutions for enterprise, private, and recreational needs. It focuses on ensuring that its customers have the right UAS solution for their unique operational needs. With its proprietary Always Flying program, the company provides reliability and assurance for enterprise implementations across industry verticals, including public safety, government, agriculture, construction, energy, inspection, and more. Drone Nerds was formed in 2014 and is based in Dania Beach, Florida.

XTI Aerospace
Company
Information Technology
Englewood, Colorado
www.xtiaerospace.com

Novaria Group is a cohesive family of precision aerospace & defence component companies, a sum made greater by the value of its parts, that consistently delivers optimum performance and sustainable growth. Novaria Group was founded in 2011 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Arcline Investment Management
Investor
Private Equity Firm
San Francisco, California
www.arcline.com
Advisors: Ropes & Gray , Paul Hastings , Guggenheim Securities

KKR
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.kkr.com

Axillon Fuel Containment is a military specification ("MIL-SPEC") fuel-cell designer and manufacturer for US-built military aircraft, as well as certain commercial aircraft and military ground vehicles. Its products provide crashworthy and, often, ballistically tolerant fuel cells on a broad range of aircraft and defense systems, including, among many others, the F-16, F-15, F/A-18, CH-47 Chinook, KC 135, B-52, AH-64 Apache, V-22 Osprey and the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Axillon Fuel Containment is based in Rockmart, Georgia.

HEICO
Company
Aerospace
Hollywood, Florida
www.heico.com

SK Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.skcapitalpartners.com

Unical Aviation is a provider of aircraft parts and components to the global commercial aerospace market. The company sources, re-certifies and resells aircraft parts to commercial airlines, cargo operators, aircraft lessors, and aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) businesses. Unical Aviation was founded in 1990 and is based in the Glendale, Arizona.

Satair A/S
Company
Aerospace
Kastrup, Denmark
www.satair.com

Platinum Equity
Investor
Private Equity Firm
Beverly Hills, California
www.platinumequity.com

EchoStar's Unpaired AWS-3 Spectrum License Portfolio consists of nationwide uplink spectrum in the 1695–1710 MHz band, classified under 3GPP Band 70n. EchoStar's Unpaired AWS-3 Spectrum License Portfolio is based in Hawthorne, California.

SpaceX
Company
Aerospace
Hawthorne, California
www.spacex.com

EchoStar
Company
Communications
Englewood, Colorado
www.echostar.com

TriMas Aerospace designs and manufactures precision-engineered fasteners, machined components, and complex assemblies for commercial, business, and military aircraft. TriMas Aerospace is based in Irvine, California.

Tinicum Capital Partners
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.tinicum.com
Advisors: Goodwin Procter , Solomon Partners

The Blackstone Group
Investor
Private Equity Firm
New York, New York
www.blackstone.com
Advisor: Kirkland & Ellis

TriMas
Company
Diversified
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
www.trimascorp.com
Advisors: Jones Day , BofA Securities , PJT Partners