M&A Deal Summary

Onex Partners Acquires BBAM

On January 2, 2013, private equity firm Onex Partners acquired aerospace company BBAM

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Onex Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Onex Partners’ 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Onex Partners’ 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-01-02
Target BBAM
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Onex Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Davis Polk & Wardwell (Legal)

Target

BBAM

San Francisco, California, United States
BBAM is a dedicated manager of leased aircraft. BBAM provides commercial aircraft leasing, financing and management for over 200 airline customers in more than 50 countries with fleet and financing solutions.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Onex Partners

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 23.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Onex Partners is the private equity investment arm of Onex Corp., a Canadian based public investment and asset management firm that also invests in real estate and credit securities. Onex Partners targets investments in large companies, and ONCAP which invests in smaller middle-market companies. Both groups consider North American businesses in a wide range of industries with a special interest in aerospace, healthcare, and industrial companies. Prospective transaction situations include corporate carve-outs where the firm can leverage restructuring capabilities. Onex Corp. was established in 1984 and is based in Toronto with an additional office in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 58
Sector (Aerospace) 3 of 5
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 8 of 12
State (California) 3 of 6
Country (United States) 23 of 42
Year (2013) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-27 USI Insurance Services

Valhalla, New York, United States

USI Insurance Services is a provider of a fully integrated distribution of general and specialty property and casualty insurance and financial services such as employee benefits outsourcing and related consulting. USI Insurance Services was founded in 1994 and is based in Valhalla, New York.

Buy $2.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-02-11 RSI Home Products

Anaheim, California, United States

RSI Home Products, Inc. is a manufacturer of cabinetry for the home. RSI makes kitchen, bath and home organization products for sale in the United States and Canada through home centers, kitchen and bath dealers, and other distributors.

Sell $323M
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal