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GE Aerospace Acquires Northstar Aerospace

On June 26, 2025, GE Aerospace acquired aerospace company Northstar Aerospace from Wynnchurch Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GE Aerospace’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is GE Aerospace’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is GE Aerospace’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-06-26
Target Northstar Aerospace
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) GE Aerospace
Sellers(s) Wynnchurch Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Northstar Aerospace

Bedford Park, Illinois, United States
Northstar Aerospace is an independent manufacturer of components and assemblies for the global aerospace industry. Principal products include gears and transmissions, accessory gearbox assemblies, rotorcraft drive systems and other machined and fabricated parts for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Northstar Aerospace was founded in 2000 and is based in Bedford Park, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GE Aerospace

Evendale, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 1892
Sector Aerospace
Employees53,000
Revenue 38.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 45,000 commercial and 25,000 military aircraft engines. GE Aerospace was founded in 1892 and is based in Evendale, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Wynnchurch Capital

Rosemont, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 9.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Wynnchurch Capital is a private equity firm focused on middle-market company investments in the US and Canada. Wynnchurch looks to commit $50 to $750 million of equity per platform. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, business services, logistics, energy and power services, and value-added distribution. Prospective transaction types include management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, restructurings, turnarounds and growth capital situations. Wynnchurch Capital was formed in 1999 and is based in Rosemont, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 39
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 14
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 31 of 32
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-27 Astro Shapes

Struthers, Ohio, United States

Astro Shapes manufactures custom-finished aluminum extrusions in the Midwest and the Northeast United States. The Company creates value-added extrusions in over 14,000 unique shapes and sizes and in the mill, painted, thermal, anodized, and other finishes for recreational vehicles, residential windows and doors, commercial building products, medical applications, and capital equipment. Astro Shapes was formed in 1971 and is based in Struthers, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-02 Charter Industries

Kentwood, Michigan, United States

Charter Industries is a supplier of PVC and wood edgebanding, T-molding and veneer sheets to specialty carpenters and furniture installers. The company serves thousands of furniture and case good manufacturers operating in the education, healthcare, retail, hospitality, commercial, recreational vehicle, and residential markets. Charter Industries is based in Kentwood, Michigan.

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