Bridger Aerospace Acquires FMS Aerospace

Bridger Aerospace Acquires Ignis Technologies

September 14, 2023

Software

Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BAER) has acquired Ignis Technologies Inc. for $3.0 million plus up to $9.0 million in contingent restricted stock consideration tied to milestones and integration. The acquisition adds Ignis’s mobile and web wildfire intelligence platform to Bridger’s FireTrac and other fire-intelligence SaaS capabilities to expand the company’s firefighting situational-awareness technology offering.

FDH Aero Acquires BJG Electronics Group

April 27, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

FDH Aero, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired BJG Electronics Group from Rockwood Equity Partners. The deal adds BJG’s interconnect and electromechanical product distribution and value‑added manufacturing capabilities to FDH’s electronics offering, creating FDH Aero Electronic Products Group to expand supply‑chain solutions for aerospace, defense and space customers.

Firan Technology Group Corporation Acquires FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.

December 20, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Firan Technology Group Corporation (FTG) has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. under a court-approved plan of arrangement, with closing announced December 20, 2024. The deal, which used a mix of cash and FTG shares as consideration (subject to pro-ration and caps), expands FTG's presence in the commercial aerospace aftermarket and adds FLYHT's SATCOM hardware and data/analytics capabilities to FTG's portfolio.

New Heritage Capital Invests in FMS Solutions

February 18, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Boston-based private equity firm New Heritage Capital made a platform investment in FMS Solutions, a SaaS-based BPO provider serving independent grocers, using Heritage's Private IPO structure that lets FMS management retain operating control. The capital provides liquidity to founders and financial flexibility to accelerate growth of FMS' accounting, payroll and retail-oriented software and services.

Avem Partners Acquires FMI Aerostructures

April 15, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Avem Partners, with capital support from True West Capital Partners, a prominent family office and other investors, closed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Dynamic Aerostructures, Inc. (doing business as FMI Aerostructures) via a court-supervised Section 363 sale following the company's Chapter 11 filing. Avem intends to stabilize operations at FMI's 226,000-square-foot Valencia, California manufacturing facility, leverage customer relationships with major aerospace OEMs, and expand its aerospace and defense manufacturing footprint.

Barnes Group Inc. Acquires MB Aerospace

June 5, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Barnes Group Inc. agreed to acquire MB Aerospace for an enterprise value of approximately $740 million, expanding Barnes' aerospace manufacturing and MRO capabilities. MB Aerospace, headquartered in Motherwell, Scotland, operates ~10 facilities with ~1,450 employees and is projected to generate about $330 million of revenue and $65 million of EBITDA in 2023; the transaction (expected Q4 2023) was intended to strengthen Barnes' OEM and aftermarket offerings and add defense exposure.