TowerBrook Leads Consortium to Acquire Majority Stake in Sabena technics
January 23, 2019
TowerBrook Capital Partners, together with Sagard SAS and Bpifrance Investissement, has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in French MRO provider Sabena technics. The Marchais family (via holding TAT) will remain a minority shareholder; the consortium plans to support the company's growth and pursue strategic acquisitions to consolidate the fragmented European MRO market.
- Buyers
- TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P., Sagard SAS, Bpifrance Investissement SAS
- Targets
- Sabena technics
- Sellers
- Marchais family, TAT (holding company of the Marchais family)
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- France
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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