M&A Deal Summary

Longview Aviation Capital Acquires Bombardier - Dash 8 Program

On November 8, 2018, Longview Aviation Capital acquired aerospace company Bombardier - Dash 8 Program from Bombardier

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Longview Aviation Capital’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Longview Aviation Capital’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Longview Aviation Capital’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-11-08
Target Bombardier - Dash 8 Program
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Longview Aviation Capital
Sellers(s) Bombardier
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Bombardier - Dash 8 Program

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bombardier, Inc. - Dash 8 Program is a series of twin-engined, medium range, turboprop airliners. Introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984, they were later produced by Bombardier Aerospace.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Longview Aviation Capital

Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Founded 2016
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Longview Aviation Capital Corp. was established in 2016 to manage a portfolio of long-term investments in the Canadian aerospace industry. LAC includes and/or is associated with the assets of Viking Air Ltd., Pacific Sky Aviation Ltd, Longview Aviation Asset Management Inc., and Longview Aviation Services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bombardier

Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Aerospace
Employees17,100
Revenue 8.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bombardier together with its subsidiaries, manufactures transportation equipment worldwide. Bombardier was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Dorval, Canada.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 6
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 7
State (Quebec) 2 of 6
Country (Canada) 2 of 6
Year (2018) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-01 BRP

Valcourt, Quebec, Canada

BRP is a global designer, developer, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of powersports vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products includes Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft, Can-Am all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles, Spyder roadsters, Evinrude outboard engines, as well as Rotax propulsion systems. BRP was incorporated in 1937 and is based in Valcourt, Canada.

Sell $879M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-27 Bombardier - Four Global 6000 Business Jets

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Bombardier, Inc. - Four Global 6000 Business Jets 6,000 nautical miles (11,112 kilometres) at Mach 0.85 with eight passengers,* and can link Moscow to Los Angeles non-stop with eight passengers and four crew members.*

Sell $310M
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