Investment Summary

CAE Invests In SkyWarrior

On August 31, 2021, CAE invested in education company SkyWarrior

Investment Highlights
  • This is CAE’s 3rd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is CAE’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is CAE’s 4th transaction in Florida.

Investment Summary
Date 2021-08-31
Target SkyWarrior
Sector Education
Investor(s) CAE
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

SkyWarrior

Pensacola, Florida, United States
SkyWarrior provides a range of military and civil flight training programs. The company provides flight training ranging from a private pilot license to multi-engine airline transport pilot (ATP) certification. SkyWarrior also specializes in training military helicopter pilots transitioning to airline pilots as part of regional airline Rotor Transition Programs. It operates a fleet that includes Cessna 172, Piper PA-44, and Cirrus SR22 aircraft. SkyWarrior is based in Pensacola, Florida.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

CAE

Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Defense
Employees13,000
Revenue 4.2B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

CAE engages in modeling, simulation, and training for civil aviation and defense. CAE offers civil aviation, military, and helicopter training services in more than 45 locations worldwide and trains approximately 100,000 crewmembers yearly. In addition, the CAE Oxford Aviation Academy offers training to aspiring pilot cadets in 11 CAE-operated flight. CAE was founded in 1947 and is based in Saint-Laurent, Quebec.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 12
Sector (Education) 3 of 3
Type (Stake Purchase) 2 of 2
State (Florida) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 6 of 7
Year (2021) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-01 L3 Harris Technologies - Military Training Business

Tampa, Florida, United States

L3 Harris Technologies' Military Training Business provides military training solutions; Doss Aviation is the provider of initial flight training to the United States Air Force (USAF); and AMI is a design and manufacturing facility for simulator hardware.

Buy $1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-28 Sabre - AirCentre

Southlake, Texas, United States

Sabre's AirCentre is a highly valuable suite of flight and crew management and optimization solutions. Operations business includes approximately 500 employees located in 13 countries, including 5 hubs. It delivers software solutions to more than 150 airline customers.

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