M&A Deal Summary

Greenbriar Equity Group Acquires AASC

On December 8, 2022, private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group acquired aerospace company AASC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Greenbriar Equity Group’s 8th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Greenbriar Equity Group’s 35th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Greenbriar Equity Group’s 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-12-08
Target AASC
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Greenbriar Equity Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Houlihan Lokey (Financial)
Baker Donelson (Legal)

Target

AASC

Stockton, California, United States
AASC is a full-service provider of complex composite and metal bonded structures and assemblies for both military and commercial applications, serving mission-critical space, aerospace, and defense programs. AASC was founded in 1954 and is based in Stockton, California.

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Buyer

Greenbriar Equity Group

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Greenbriar Equity Group is a specialized private equity firm focused on investing in the global transportation and advanced manufacturing industries. Companies of interest include traditional carriers, such as railroads, cruise lines, airlines, air freight, shipping, and trucking, as well as ancillary manufacturers and service companies that support the transportation industry. Greenbriar will consider making majority as well as minority investments through a variety of structures, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, growth capital investments, corporate joint ventures and privatizations. The Firm targets businesses valued from $100 million to $1 billion. Greenbriar Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 47
Sector: Aerospace M&A 8 of 11
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 11 of 11
State: California M&A 6 of 7
Country: United States M&A 35 of 42
Year: 2022 M&A 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-02 RANDYS

Everett, Washington, United States

RANDYS is an automotive aftermarket provider of highly engineered components under the Yukon and USA Standard brands. The company's main product categories include differentials, ring & pinion, and axle products that are generally used to improve the towing and/or traction performance of a vehicle. RANDYS was founded in 1982 and is based in Everett, Washington.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-02-16 Whitcraft

Eastford, Connecticut, United States

Whitcraft is a manufacturer of high quality, precision formed, machined and fabricated metal parts for the U.S. aerospace industry. The Company manufactures new and replacement jet engine and helicopter parts for large engine manufacturers serving both the commercial and military aircraft market. Whitcraft was founded in 1960 and is based in Eastford, Connecticut.

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