TransMedics Acquires Summit Aviation to Expand Transplant Aviation Capabilities
August 1, 2023
TransMedics Group, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement (and subsequently completed) to acquire Summit Aviation, a U.S. charter flight operator, to establish TransMedics Aviation and provide dedicated air logistics for organ transplantation. The acquisition brings Summit's charter expertise and team (founder Ben Walton to join TransMedics as VP of Aviation Services) to support TransMedics' National OCS Program and expand its organ transport capabilities nationwide.
- Buyers
- TransMedics Group, Inc.
- Targets
- Summit Aviation
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Montana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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