Ross Aviation, Centre partners acquire Denver Air

Ross Aviation and Centre Partners have announced their entry into the FBO market with the acquisition of Denver Air at Jefferson County Airport in Broomfie

By Mark Phelps

December 11, 2007

Ross Aviation and Centre Partners have announced their entry into the FBO market with the acquisition of Denver Air at Jefferson County Airport in Broomfield, Colo. Ross Aviation was established through a partnership between Centre Partners and the new company’s original principals, Jeff Ross and Greg Ross (no relation), industry veterans with more than 20 years’ experience in ownership and operation of FBOs, including Vail/Beaver Creek Jet Center, Colo.; and in California, Million Air La Quinta at the Desert Resorts Regional Airport; Million Air Palm Springs, Palm Springs International Airport; Newport Jet Center at John Wayne/Orange County Airport; Santa Ana; and Palomar Airport Center, currently under development at McClellan Palomar Airport.

Centre Partners describes itself as a middle-market private-equity firm, with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Centre Partners and its affiliates have invested more than $3 billion of equity capital in more than 80 private equity transactions.

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