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Liberty Hall Acquires AIM Aerospace
February 3, 2016
Schulte represented Liberty Hall Capital Partners in the acquisition of AIM Aerospace, a leading, independent supplier of composite ducting, substructural and interiors parts for the commercial aerospace industry, in a transaction valued at $220 million, subject to customary adjustments as per the purchase agreement. AIM Aerospace will serve as the foundational asset of Liberty Hall’s newly launched strategy to build a fully-integrated, diversified composites supplier through organic investments and strategic acquisitions.
The Schulte team representing Liberty Hall included mergers & acquisitions associate Mark L. Garibyan. The team also included employment & employee benefits partner Ian L. Levin and special counsel Scott A. Gold; environmental partner Howard B. Epstein and special counsel Theodore A. Keyes; finance partner Ronald B. Risdon; real estate partner Julian M. Wise; tax partner Kurt F. Rosell; and former Schulte lawyers John Garces and Matthew R. Greenberg.
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