XLCS Partners advises TAG Aero in deal with Unique Airmotive Services and Mill Hill Capital
XLCS Partners, Inc., a leading middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce it served as exclusive advisor to TAG Aero in a merger with Unique Airmotive Services, facilitated by Mill Hill Capital.
UAS Holdings Company, LLC has been formed as the parent company and migrates both facilities under one brand, TAG Aero. The combined companies will bring together a leading APU repair station with capabilities reaching 20,000 aircrafts worldwide.
TAG Aero, founded in 2012 and based in Winter Garden, Florida, specializes in the purchase, sale, and lease of all APU models for commercial and regional aircrafts. In 2018, TAG Aero acquired FAA/EASA 145 repair station certification for the repair and overhaul of the GTCP131-9A and GTCP131-9B APU.
Unique Airmotive Services, located in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, has specialized in the repair and overhaul of APUs since 2011 and has in-house capabilities for the GTCP331-200ER, GTCP331-250H, GTCP36-150 Series, GTCP85 Series, and the APS2000.
Based in Naples, Florida, Mill Hill Capital is a private investment firm focused on acquisitions, recapitalizations, and founder liquidity events for middle market companies. Mill Hill’s team spans fifty years of investing and operational experience in aviation, aerospace, automotive, building products, medical products, and distribution.
“We are thrilled to play a role in creating one of the most exciting and fastest growing APU companies in the world,” stated Joe Contaldo, Partner and Head of XLCS’s Aerospace & Defense Practice Group. “Advising both companies, UAS in November and TAG in March, is a testament to our deep relationships and coverage across the aerospace industry.”
XLCS acted as the exclusive M&A advisor to TAG Aero and the transaction was led by Joe Contaldo and Jay Cremer, Senior Associate. The transaction was completed March 27, 2020.
About XLCS Partners, Inc.
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