Investment Summary

TPG Invests In Republic Airways Holdings

On January 1, 2008, private equity firm TPG invested in airliner Republic Airways Holdings

Investment Highlights
  • This is TPG’s 2nd transaction in the Airlines sector.
  • This is TPG’s 81st transaction in the United States.
  • This is TPG’s 4th transaction in Indiana.

Investment Summary

Date 2008-01-01
Target Republic Airways Holdings
Sector Airlines
Investor(s) TPG
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Republic Airways Holdings

Indianpolis, Indiana, United States
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. is an aviation holding corporation, which owns three airlines operating in the United States: Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 296.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 114 of 451
Sector: Airlines M&A 2 of 4
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 3 of 37
State: Indiana M&A 4 of 5
Country: United States M&A 81 of 298
Year: 2008 M&A 6 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 Caesars Entertainment

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Caesars Entertainment is a diversified casino entertainment provider with casinos and resorts in the US, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. In addition to casinos, Caesars' facilities typically include hotel and convention space, restaurants, and non-gaming entertainment facilities. Caesars Entertainment Corp. was established in 1937 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Buy $30.7B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-04 Cranium

Seattle, Washington, United States

Cranium develops and sells award-winning family, adult and children's games focused on knowledge and discovery with a mission to lighten and enlighten people's lives'.

Sell $78M