FBOs
PE Firm KKR Buying Atlantic Aviation for Nearly $4.5B
After a 17-year ownership span, Macquarie Infrastructure Corp. has agreed to sell Altantic Aviation and its 69 FBOs to private equity firm KKR.
The second major FBO chain to be sold since the beginning of the year, Atlantic Aviation's 69-location-strong network will be acquired by private equity firm KKR in a deal worth approximately $4.5 billion.
The second major FBO chain to be sold since the beginning of the year, Atlantic Aviation's 69-location-strong network will be acquired by private equity firm KKR in a deal worth approximately $4.5 billion.

U.S.-based private equity company KKR today announced that it is acquiring Atlantic Aviation, an FBO chain with 69 U.S. locations, from Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC) for nearly $4.5 billion. The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, comes on the heels of the sale of Signature Aviation, the world's largest FBO chain, to private-equity firms Blackstone, GIP, and Cascade for $4.7 billion.