Houlihan Lokey Advises Aero Accessories
Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Aero Accessories & Repair, LLC (Aero Accessories) has received a majority investment from ATL Partners. Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Aero Accessories. The transaction closed on November 1, 2022.
Headquartered in Miramar, FL, Aero Accessories is a leading provider of aerospace component maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, specializing in complex components across fuel, hydraulics, pneumatics, and power-generation systems. Since its founding in 2007, Aero Accessories has developed a comprehensive suite of technical engineering capabilities, including over 18,000 repair procedures. Aero Accessories is a Federal Aviation Administration Part 145- and European Union Aviation Safety Agency-certified repair station and provides a full range of in-house support capabilities, including tooling design and fabrication, testing, inspection, delivery, and part-stocking to service commercial airlines, cargo airlines, aftermarket service providers, and defense customers.
Founded in 2014, ATL Partners is a premier sector-focused private equity firm that invests in aerospace, transportation, and logistics companies. ATL brings deep sector expertise to its investment approach, with 10 investment professionals and a network of operating resources who have decades of experience and extensive networks in each of ATL’s core sectors.
Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to Aero Accessories and assisted in structuring and negotiating the transaction on behalf of the Company. Houlihan Lokey’s Aerospace, Defense, & Government (ADG) practice within the global Industrials Group is a leading M&A advisor to aerospace, defense, and government services companies. Since 2021, the Industrials Group has closed more than 260 M&A transactions worth ~$180 billion in enterprise value. With a staff of approximately 30 investment bankers in Washington, D.C., London, and Los Angeles, Houlihan Lokey’s ADG practice is among the largest dedicated industry banking groups worldwide. In 2021, the Industrials Group was once again ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. industrial transactions, according to Refinitiv*.
*Excludes brokers.
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