M&A Deal Summary

Air Methods Acquires Sundance Helicopters

On December 31, 2012, Air Methods acquired transportation company Sundance Helicopters for 44M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Air Methods’ 6th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Air Methods’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Air Methods’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Air Methods’ 1st transaction in Nevada.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-31
Target Sundance Helicopters
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Air Methods
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 44M USD

Target

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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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 7 of 10
Sector (Transportation) 6 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 10
State (Nevada) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 7 of 10
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-02 Omniflight

Addison, Texas, United States

Omniflight, Inc. is a provider of air medical emergency transport services. Air medical services involve transporting patients requiring intensive medical care from either general care hospitals or the scene of an accident to highly skilled trauma centers or tertiary care centers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-16 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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