M&A Deal Summary

Air Methods Acquires Blue Hawaiian Helicopters

On December 16, 2013, Air Methods acquired transportation company Blue Hawaiian Helicopters

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Air Methods’ 7th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Air Methods’ 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Air Methods’ 1st transaction in Hawaii.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-16
Target Blue Hawaiian Helicopters
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Air Methods
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Blue Hawaiian Helicopters

Kahului, Hawaii, United States
Blue Hawaiian Helicopters isa aerial tour operators and is the premier helicopter tour company in the State of Hawaii, offering a diverse portfolio of twelve scheduled tours on five of Hawaii's six tourist islands. Blue Hawaiian operates a fleet of 24 helicopters consisting of Eurocopter AS350s and EC130s.

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Buyer

Air Methods

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Transportation
Employees4,554
Revenue 1.2B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Air Methods' corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.
Entrance to Air Methods' corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.

Air Methods is a provider of air medical emergency transport services and systems throughout the US. The Company's Air Medical Services (AMS) Division provides air medical transportation services to the general population as an independent service and to hospitals and other institutions under exclusive operating agreements. Air Methods was formed in 1980 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 10
Sector (Transportation) 7 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 10
State (Hawaii) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 10
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-31 Sundance Helicopters

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Sundance Helicopters, Inc., is a provider in helicopter tour operations, focusing primarily on Grand Canyon helicopter tours, but also providing helicopter services to support fire fighting, natural resource agency operations, vertical lifts, aerial photography/motion pictures, news gathering, and aerial surveying.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-06-24 Baptist LifeFlight

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Baptist LifeFlight was the third hospital-based aeromedical helicopter program in the United States.

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