M&A Deal Summary

Patriot Aviation Acquires British International Helicopters

On May 13, 2013, Patriot Aviation acquired aerospace company British International Helicopters from Mobeus Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Patriot Aviation’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Patriot Aviation’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-05-13
Target British International Helicopters
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Patriot Aviation
Sellers(s) Mobeus Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

British International Helicopters

Redhill, United Kingdom
British International Helicopters Ltd. provides helicopter services in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Patriot Aviation

Coventry, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Aerospace
DESCRIPTION

Patriot is engages in fixed wing and helicopter sales.Company provides general aviation services in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-17 Veritair Aviation

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Veritair Aviation Ltd. is a commercial helicopter operator.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Mobeus Equity Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Mobeus Equity Partners is a generalist investor in UK-based companies. Mobeus looks to invest between £2 and £20 million in a variety of transaction situations. These include MBOs, secondary buyouts, debt financings, shareholder liquidity needs, and recapitalizations. Mobeus generally targets high growth, profitable (£1 to £5 million) businesses with sustainable competitive advantages. Mobeus is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 50
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 27
Country: United Kingdom M&A 19 of 49
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-19 Gro-group International

Exeter, United Kingdom

Gro-group International Ltd. is a provider of safe sleep solution products for babies and young children. Gro-group International Ltd. was established in2000 and is based in Exeter, UK.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-26 Veritek Global

East Sussex, United Kingdom

Veritek Global is a provider of engineering services for the imaging sector in Europe. It provides technical service, support, and maintenance for equipment used in photo imaging, healthcare, digital cinema, digital print, and graphics sectors. Veritek Global was founded in 1985 and is based in East Sussex, United Kingdom.

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