M&A Deal Summary

Summit Park Acquires Thrust Flight

On September 12, 2024, private equity firm Summit Park acquired education company Thrust Flight

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Summit Park’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Summit Park’s 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Summit Park’s 3rd transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-09-12
Target Thrust Flight
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Summit Park
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) Philpott Ball & Werner LLC (Financial)

Target

Thrust Flight

Addison, Texas, United States
Thrust Flight is a flight training school focused on serving those who aspire to be professional pilots through its Zero Time to Airline program. Thrust Flight was founded in 2006 and in Addison, Texas.

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Buyer

Summit Park

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 245M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Summit Park Partners is a private investment firm that acquires lower middle-market companies. Summit Park looks for profitable, established businesses in consumer services, business services, value-added distribution, and light manufacturing. The Firm targets businesses with revenues of $20 to $150 million and EBITDA between $4 and $15 million. Prospective transaction types include recapitalizations, management buyouts, family successions, corporate divestitures, and industry consolidations. Summit's geographic preference is within the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic US. Summit Park was formed in 2005 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 24
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 18 of 18
State (Texas) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 23 of 23
Year (2024) 3 of 3
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Hylaine provides strategic consulting and digital transformation services to enterprise clients across a range of industries, including financial services, insurance, industrial, and healthcare. Hylaine was founded in 2017 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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