MB Aerospace Charts New Course Through MBO, Acquisitions

International aerospace engineering group MB Aerospace arrived at the 50thInternational Paris Air Show in its strongest ever shape after a first half of 2013 featuring a significant secondary management buyout and the first of a planned series of major acquisitions.

In March MB Aerospace announced the completion of a secondary management buyout–via new investors Arlington Capital Partners of Washington, D.C.–to provide significant funding for a planned series of acquisitions. Just weeks later MB Aerospace completed a deal to acquire U.S.-based aero-engine component manufacturer Delta Industries.