Acorn Capital Management Acquires Pan Am Flight Academy
February 20, 2025
Acorn Capital Management, a middle-market private equity firm focused on aerospace and defense, has acquired Pan Am Flight Academy, a Miami-based provider of flight simulator–based pilot and crew training. The acquisition — Acorn's fourth platform of its fifth fund — will support Pan Am's growth plans, including increasing its simulator fleet and pursuing organic and acquisitive expansion; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Acorn Capital Management
- Targets
- Pan Am Flight Academy, LLC
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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