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Mergers and Acquisitions Aerospace & Defense

Providing expert, impartial and innovative advice is our most fundamental service. Our professionals bring decades of experience and sound judgment to bear on behalf of our aerospace clients. MRCWorldwide applies its expertise to structure, negotiate, and coordinate your aerospace transaction. MRCworldwide has a strong team of dealmakers who have completed numerous transactions in aerospace and defense.  

 

Process Fab. Inc.

Process Fab Inc. is a fast-growing, aerospace engineering, design and manufacturing firm that provides airframe structures, flight hardware, ground support equipment and tooling to the aerospace industry. The Company supplies highly engineered components to a variety of aerospace platforms including the Atlas V rocket, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Boeing 787. The Company provides products to leading aerospace manufacturers such as United Launch Alliance, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman. MRCworldwide initiated the transaction, acted as financial advisors, structured, and negotiated the transaction on behalf of the shareholders of Process Fab, Inc.

 

Fraser-Volpe Corporation

Founded in 1972 to perform research and development in stabilized sighting systems and process inspection equipment, the Company currently specializes in the design, development and manufacture of a wide range of electro-optical and opto-mechanical systems. A recognized leader in optical stabilization, the Company has a diversified business platform covering: Sophisticated Optical Viewing Devices, Data Link Surveillance Systems, Fire Control Systems for Weapons, Build to Print Military Sub-Systems. The Company has long term contracts with the US military, foreign militaries, and domestic law enforcement agencies. MRCWorldwide acted as financial advisors and negotiated the transaction on behalf of Aeroprecision Corp.

 

Universal Aerospace

Founded in 1990, Universal Aerospace is a manufacturer and integrator of precision components utilized by the airline retrofit market.  The Company derives its competitive advantage through a combination of specialized services (including quick turnarounds of 2 to 4 weeks vs. the industry standard of 6 to 8 weeks) and diverse manufacturing processes utilized in the fabrication and assembly of parts found in interior retrofits and AOG (Airplanes On the Ground).  MRCWorldwide was engaged by AeroPrecision, Inc. for corporate financing advisory services and to provide for a Recapitalization.

 

Orlando Spring, Inc. 

Orlando Spting is a manufacturer of highly engineered, customized, precision springs and wire forms for the Aerospace (55%), Defense (35%) and commercial precision industries (10%). The Company produces various types of products that include: 1.) Springs & wire forms: coil, extension, torsion, compression, conical compression, hand wound, double/inside double torsion, pins, and rings; 2.) Flat stock forming: clips, constant force, and clock springs; and 3.) Washers: Belleville, wave, curved, and flat complex spring assemblies.  Orlando Spring was acquired by Crosse Partners. Crosse Partners is a private equity firm specializing in acquistions, leveraged buyout, management buyouts, generation transitions, and family recapitalizations of small to middle market companies. Crosse Parstners seeks to make maximum investments of $10 million in companies having maximum EBITDA of $2.5 million and minimum operating margins of ten percent. The firm prefers controlling stakes in its portfolio companies. MRCworldwide initiated the transaction, acted as financial advisors, structured, and negotiated the transaction on behalf of the shareholders of Orlando Spring.  

 

All Metals Processing of Orange County

A group led by HIG Capital acquired the stock of All Metals Processing.  All Metals is a leader in metal finishing of aerospace, defense, and commercial products.  MRCWorldwide acted as financial advisors, initiated, structured, and negotiated the transaction on behalf of the All Metals shareholders.

 

Swift-Cor Tool Engineering

Tru-Circle Corporation and lead investor First Atlantic Capital acquired the stock of Swift-Cor Tool Engineering.  Swift-Cor is a precision sheet metal fabricator and integrator for computers and a manufacturer of aerospace products.  MRCWorldwide acted as financial advisors, initiated, structured, and negotiated the transaction on behalf of the Swift-Cor shareholders.

 

Brice Manufacturing Co.

Ducommun, Inc. (an AMEX company) completed the acquisition of Brice Manufacturing Company a respected manufacturer and major supplier of spare parts modification and repair on airplanes of the worlds leading airlines.  Brice is in its 25th year of continuous growth and profitability.  Brice is strong in the U.S., Asian and South Pacific markets.  Brice is expected to grow from expansion into the other regions of the world markets, serving a greater portion of the 165 world airlines, and through new product introduction.  MRC represented the Brice shareholders in the sale of the company.

 

Airline Products Group of Mag-Tek, Inc.

Miltope Business Products, a division of Miltope Group, Inc.,  (a NASDAQ company), acquired the Airline Products Group of Mag-Tek, Inc.  This acquisition further strengthens Miltope in the airline industry, and positions them to become a dominant player in the magnetics area relating to passenger services.  MRCWorldwide represented Mag-Tek, Inc. in the divestiture of this division.  MRCWorldwide had previously represented Mag-Tek in the divestiture of Magnagraphics to Rand McNally.  These divestitures were a result of Mag-Tek's decision to concentrate in the financial services industry.