Weinberg Capital Group and Salt River Aviation Acquire Aviocraft

Greenbriar Equity Group Acquires West Star Aviation from The Sterling Group

May 21, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Funds managed by Greenbriar Equity Group have acquired West Star Aviation, a leading business aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider, from The Sterling Group. Financial terms were not disclosed; Greenbriar said it will leverage its aviation aftermarket experience to accelerate West Star's growth and enhance its service capabilities across the company's national facilities and AOG technician network.

The Blackhawk Group Acquires Glendale Aero Services' MRO Business

January 6, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

The Blackhawk Group, a portfolio company of New State Capital Partners, has acquired the Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) business of Glendale Aero Services and will rebrand the operation as a Blackhawk Performance Center (BPC-Glendale). The acquisition expands The Blackhawk Group’s Performance Center network and adds specialized Cirrus SR/Vision Jet and Cessna MRO, CAPS and avionics capabilities; Glendale’s Director of Maintenance, John Fisher, will remain in place. Terms were not disclosed.

Salt Creek Capital Acquires AVI Roofing

November 13, 2024

Construction

Salt Creek Capital, a San Francisco Bay Area-based private equity firm, has acquired AVI Roofing, a Denver-based provider of residential and commercial roofing services across the Colorado Front Range. The transaction facilitates founder succession as AVI's founder retires and provides Salt Creek with a platform to support AVI's growth and geographic expansion in Colorado.

Aero Accessories Acquires Aero Instruments & Avionics

November 4, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Aero Accessories & Repair, LLC, a portfolio company of ATL Partners, has acquired Buffalo, New York-based Aero Instruments & Avionics. The add-on strengthens Aero Accessories' MRO capabilities across avionics, electro-mechanical and other complex aircraft components and expands its presence in the commercial, cargo and defense aftermarket; terms were not disclosed.

The Sterling Group Acquires West Star Aviation from Norwest Equity Partners

March 2, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

The Sterling Group, a middle-market private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of West Star Aviation from Norwest Equity Partners. West Star is a leading independent provider of MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) services to the business aviation industry with primary locations in East Alton, Illinois; Grand Junction, Colorado; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Perryville, Missouri.

Columbia River Partners Acquires Sagetech Avionics (carveout)

November 19, 2019

Aerospace & Defense

Columbia River Partners (CRP), a newly formed private investment firm, completed the carveout acquisition of the avionics division now operating as Sagetech Avionics Corp, based in White Salmon, Washington. CRP acquired the business from a company in receivership and intends to expand Sagetech's product portfolio, engineering capacity and global reach to serve commercial and military unmanned aerial systems (UAS) markets.