M&A Deal Summary

Airbus Acquires Satair A/S

On July 27, 2011, Airbus acquired aerospace company Satair A/S from Bratenahl Capital Partners for 483M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Airbus’ 3rd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Airbus’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Airbus’ 1st transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-07-27
Target Satair A/S
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Airbus
Sellers(s) Bratenahl Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 483M USD

Target

Satair A/S

Kastrup, Denmark
Satair A/S is a supplier of aircraft parts and service solutions for aircraft maintenance. Satair A/S offers various services, ranging from parts supply and distribution to a selection of tailor-made service provider solutions. In the Asia Pacific region Satair A/S also offers repair service on a broad selection of its product portfolio. Customers include all types of commercial operators and maintenance providers as well as several military operators worldwide. With approximately 360 employees worldwide, Satair A/S is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and serves its business partners globally through sales and warehousing locations in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and China.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Airbus

Leiden, Netherlands
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Aerospace
Employees154,581
Revenue 65.4B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Airbus office in Herndon, Virginia.
Airbus office in Herndon, Virginia.

Airbus is a designer and manufacturer of commercial aircraft. Airbus' product line ranges from the single-aisle A320 Family to the double-deck A380. Airbus was founded in 1998 and is based in Leiden, the Netherlands.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 8
Sector (Aerospace) 3 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
Country (Denmark) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-26 Metron Aviation

Dulles, Virginia, United States

Metron is a provider of air traffic flow management, environmental analysis, surface operations management and advanced research services for the global aviation industry.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-01 Vizada SAS

Paris, France

Vizada SAS is a provider in the provision of VSAT and MSS satellite services.

Buy €960M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bratenahl Capital Partners

Investor Investor

Category Family Office
Founded 2003
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bratenahl Capital Partners is a family-backed private investment group focused on fund as well as direct/co-investment opportunities. The Firm's direct investment practice seeks to commit $500K to $15 million in partnership with other funded or unfunded sponsors. Bratenahl does not have any sector preferences, but does prefer companies with diversified customers and experienced management in place. Bratenahl Capital Partners was formed in 2003 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 26
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 12
Country (Denmark) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-26 Imperial Parking

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Imperial Parking Corp. is one of the largest parking management companies in North America, operating approximately 4,600 parking facilities with 16,000 employees in more than 400 cities across the United States and Canada.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-14 CPP

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

CPP is an aerospace casting manufacturer and offers both sand and investment casting capabilities. The company specializes in producing complex, mission-critical components for a variety of leading commercial and military aircraft and regional/business jets, as well as industrial gas turbines. CPP was founded in 1991 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Buy -
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