AAR CORP. Acquires American Distributors (ADI)

Ad-hoc Lender Group Acquires American Tire Distributors

March 5, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

American Tire Distributors (ATD) has completed a sale of substantially all of its assets to an ad-hoc lender group / well-capitalized investors, creating a new privately owned company that will operate as American Tire Distributors. The new ownership installed a leadership team (Ira Silver as CEO) and plans to invest in replenishing inventory and optimizing ATD’s national distribution footprint to stabilize and grow the business.

AAR Corp. Acquires HAECO Americas from HAECO Group

November 3, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

AAR Corp. has acquired HAECO Americas from HAECO Group for $78 million in cash, expanding AAR's heavy maintenance footprint with two facilities in Greensboro, North Carolina and Lake City, Florida. The deal adds roughly 1,600 employees and comes with multi-year heavy maintenance contracts worth over $850 million, which effectively sell out the acquired facilities and support AAR's Repair & Engineering growth strategy.

AAR CORP. Acquires Aerostrat

August 12, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

AAR CORP. has acquired Seattle-based Aerostrat, a long-range aviation maintenance planning software provider, for $15 million plus contingent consideration of up to $5 million. The deal brings Aerostrat's Aerros product into AAR's Trax suite to expand Trax's ERP and long-range planning capabilities and continue to offer Aerros as a standalone solution to airlines, MROs, and cargo operators.

The AGL Group Acquires ADA Logistics Corporation

April 1, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

The AGL Group has acquired ADA Logistics Corporation, a domestic brokerage based in Ada, Michigan, in a deal completed April 1, 2025. The acquisition adds flatbed capacity and expands The AGL Group's presence in the Great Lakes region to strengthen its domestic logistics offering.

GA Telesis Acquires AAR Landing Gear Overhaul and Wheels & Brakes Business

April 7, 2025

Transportation

GA Telesis, LLC has completed the acquisition of AAR CORP.'s Landing Gear Overhaul business and Wheels & Brakes unit in a $51 million divestiture. The operations will be integrated into GA Telesis' MRO Services Division and rebranded as GA Telesis Landing Gear Services, expanding the company's landing gear MRO capabilities and adding HVOF coating technology.

Value Added Distributors Acquires L.T.L. Supply

December 10, 2025

Manufacturing

Value Added Distributors (VAD), a PE-backed distributor and fabricator, has acquired L.T.L. Supply, a family-operated wire harness and electrical-assembly manufacturer based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The add-on expands VAD's manufacturing capabilities and electrical solutions offering, bolstering its service to specialty vehicle OEMs and other mobile fluid power customers; Rotunda Capital Partners, VAD's private equity backer, supported the platform strategy.