M&A Deal Summary

Wesco Aircraft Holdings Acquires Airtechnics

On June 8, 2008, Wesco Aircraft Holdings acquired distribution company Airtechnics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Wesco Aircraft Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Wesco Aircraft Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Wesco Aircraft Holdings’ 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-06-08
Target Airtechnics
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Wesco Aircraft Holdings
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)

Target

Airtechnics

Wichita, Kansas, United States
Airtechnics is a distributor of electromechanical and interconnect products including relays, switches, circuit breakers, lighted products, connectors and accessories. Airtechnics serves more than 2,500 customers including many of the major aerospace original equipment manufacturers and suppliers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Wesco Aircraft Holdings

Valencia, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Aerospace
Employees3,069
Revenue 1.6B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. is a distributor and provider of comprehensive supply chain management solutions to the global aerospace industry and other industrial market segments. Wesco Aircraft services range from traditional distribution to the management of supplier relationships, quality assurance, kitting, just-in-time delivery, chemical management services, third-party logistics or fourth-party logistics and point-of-use inventory management. Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Valencia, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-24 Interfast

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Interfast is a value-added distributor of specialty fasteners, fastening systems and production installation tooling for the aerospace, electronics and general industrial markets. Interfast has a global presence working with both OEM (original equipment manufacturers) and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) businesses to deliver proactive and innovative fastener-based solutions for a broad base of applications.

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