M&A Deal Summary

Kingswood Capital Management Acquires Safran Passenger Innovations

On December 10, 2025, private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management acquired aerospace company Safran Passenger Innovations from Safran

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kingswood Capital Management’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Kingswood Capital Management’s 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kingswood Capital Management’s 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-12-10
Target Safran Passenger Innovations
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Kingswood Capital Management
Sellers(s) Safran
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Safran Passenger Innovations

Brea, California, United States
Safran Passenger Innovations is an aerospace technology company that designs, develops, and supplies in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems, including the RAVE platform, for commercial aircraft. Safran Passenger Innovations was founded in 1996 and is based in Brea, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Kingswood Capital Management is an operationally focused private equity firm focused on complex situations throughout North America. The Firm targets control positions in middle-market companies with revenues of $100 to $500 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer, retail, energy, industrials, technology, media, communications, and value-added distribution. Kingswood Capital Management was established in 2013 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 24
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 11 of 11
State: California M&A 6 of 6
Country: United States M&A 20 of 21
Year: 2025 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-12-02 Daramic

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Daramic is a manufacturer and supplier of battery separators mainly polyethylene (PE) and phenolic resin separators for lead-acid batteries used in automotive, industrial and specialty battery applications. The Firm supports global battery manufacturing through a network of manufacturing plants and technical centers across North America, Europe, and Asia, including a production facility and R&D presence in India. Daramic was originally established in 1930 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-12-15 Quipt Home Medical

Wilder, Kentucky, United States

Quipt Home Medical provides in-home monitoring and disease management services including end-to-end respiratory solutions for patients. Quipt Home Medical is based in Wilder, Kentucky.

Buy $260M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Safran

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Aerospace
Employees96,390
Revenue 27.7B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Safran operates in four segments: aerospace propulsion, aircraft equipment, defence, and security. Safran was founded in 1924 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 9
Sector: Aerospace M&A 4 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 8 of 8
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-04 Attollo Engineering

Camarillo, California, United States

Attollo Engineering specializes in shortwave infrared (SWIR) and midwave infrared (MWIR) imaging systems and laser sensing technologies. Attollo Engineering was founded in 2012 and is based in Camarillo, California.

Buy -