Monocle Acquisition Corporation Merges with Leonard Green‑backed AerSale Corporation

OceanLight Acquisition Corporation to Combine with AIRE Inc. in $1 Billion SPAC Merger

September 28, 2026

Consumer Products

OceanLight Acquisition Corporation signed an agreement to combine with AIRE Inc. through a two-step merger, with OceanLight merging into its wholly owned subsidiary AIRE Global Group Inc. and a subsidiary of AIRE Global Group merging into AIRE. The agreement sets AIRE’s company net value at $1.0 billion, with consideration to AIRE shareholders in shares; closing remains subject to shareholder, regulatory, SEC registration, and Nasdaq listing approvals.

OuterSignal Acquires Monocle

May 28, 2026

Data & Analytics

OuterSignal, a venture-backed agentic customer intelligence platform, announced it is acquiring Monocle, an AI-powered lifecycle marketing platform for ecommerce and DTC brands. The deal combines OuterSignal’s customer intelligence and personalization engine with Monocle’s autonomous AI marketing agents to enable full-stack, 1:1 agentic personalization across email, SMS, and web.

Acorn Capital Completes Single-Asset Continuation Fund for Sentry Aerospares

June 11, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Acorn Capital Management closed a single-asset continuation fund for Sentry Aerospares, co-led by Kline Hill Partners and LSV Advisors, providing liquidity to existing investors and extending Acorn's partnership with Sentry's management and founders. The new vehicle secures additional capital to support Sentry's global growth plans, including inventory expansion, technology upgrades, and potential acquisitions to strengthen its aftermarket supply chain and AOG capabilities.

Aero-mark, LLC Sells Certified Aviation Services

July 8, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Crewe Capital advised private investment firm Aero-mark, LLC in the sale of Certified Aviation Services, LLC (CAS), a U.S.-based aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider. The buyer was not disclosed in public announcements; CAS provides line maintenance, modifications, recoveries and component services to fleet operators, lessors and OEMs.

Blade Air Mobility to Acquire Asset-Light Commercial Activities of Monacair and Héli Sécurité (and a Third European Helicopter Operator)

May 19, 2022

Transportation

Blade Air Mobility, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the asset-light commercial passenger transport activities of Monacair SAM and Héli Sécurité, along with a third prominent European helicopter operator. Blade will become the exclusive customer of the acquired air carriers, while the carriers retain fleet ownership and operate only the scheduled by-the-seat and charter services in southern Europe as Blade rolls out branded services and branded terminals.

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Acquires SK AeroSafety

January 28, 2019

Industrial Services

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has acquired SK AeroSafety from SK FireSafety, a portfolio company of Apax Partners, with SK AeroSafety’s management (led by CEO Chris Wright) investing alongside LLCP. The investment will support SK AeroSafety’s global MRO operations for aircraft passenger safety equipment and fund growth through further acquisitions and service expansion across its locations in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Malaysia and Dubai.