M&A Deal Summary

Granite Creek Partners Acquires Odyssey Aviation

On September 13, 2022, private equity firm Granite Creek Partners acquired aerospace company Odyssey Aviation

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Granite Creek Partners’ 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Granite Creek Partners’ 1st transaction in Bahamas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-09-13
Target Odyssey Aviation
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Granite Creek Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

Odyssey Aviation

Nassau, Bahamas
Odyssey Aviation is a fixed-base operator (‘FBO’) that provides aviation fuel, hangar rental, aircraft de-icing, and other services to private aviation customers and air cargo operators at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Kissimmee, FL, and the Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, MI. Odyssey Aviation is based in Nassau, Bahamas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Granite Creek Partners

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 400M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Granite Creek Partners is a Midwest US-based private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in mid-sized companies operating in the manufacturing, distribution, business services, healthcare, and food sectors. The Firm looks to commit $7 to $25 million per transaction and can invest across the capital structure, including control/minority equity, mezzanine debt, senior secured debt, and debtor-in-possession loans. Granite Creek Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Chicago.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 36
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 1
Country (Bahamas) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-31 Knox Title

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Knox Title is a real estate services company specializing in title, brokerage, and closing services for residential real estate transactions. Knox Title is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-12 SMS Assist

Chicago, Illinois, United States

SMS Assist is a national facility contract management company that manages janitorial cleaning and other services with customers throughout North America. The company’s proprietary cloud-based facilities maintenance platform provides vendor management, logistics planning, real-time order tracking, predictive modeling and electronic invoicing to deliver on-time, best-in-class service to every location, every time. SMS Assist was founded in 1995 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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