22
Second Quarter 2013
Announced M&A Transactions
(Aerospace)
Closed
Closed
Closed
April 2, 2013
April 3, 2013
April 5, 2013
Notes
Notes
Notes
US aircraft fuel tank systems
maintenance company, North
American Aircraft Services (NAAS)
acquired Usher Aviation. Founded
in 2007, Usher specializes in
maintenance of all general aviation
piston engine aircraft. The
acquisition is part of NAAS’s effort
to create a new strategic corporate
headquarters in Shannon, Ireland
to manage its Europe, Middle East,
and Africa operations.
MidOcean Partners and co-
investors acquired "a significant
equity position" in Noranco Inc.
from Bedford Capital. Based in
Canada, Noranco supplies
complex machined and sheet
metal components, kits, and
assemblies for mission-critical
landing gear, aerostructure, and
aircraft engine applications.
Noranco has 650 employees and
five North American plants, three in
Canada and two in Arizona.
The former management team of
GMV USA acquired GMV’s
business activities in the US
Institutional Aerospace market.
The resulting entity, MetiSpace
Technologies, Inc., is an
independent, woman-owned small
business with an exclusive
agreement to be the reseller of
GMV’s products for satellite ground
control and mission planning for
the US Institutional Aerospace
market.
has acquired
has acquired a stake in
has spun off
Source: Capital IQ and InfoBase as of 06/28/13
