$581,900,000
Initial Public Offering
February 2025
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
Dan Capek
Director, Aerospace / Defense & Government Services
About Dan
Dan Capek is a director for William Blair based in the firm’s Charlotte office. He originally joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2012, and then again in 2017. Prior to William Blair, he worked for Red Ventures.
Community Engagement
Safe Alliance
Boy Scouts of America
Notable Transactions
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Equivu Capital
and Granite Creek Capital Partners
has been acquired by
January 2025
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Odyssey Aviation U.S., a portfolio company of Equivu Capital and Granite Creek Capital Partners, in connection with its sale to Tallvine Partners.
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$149,999,919
Follow-on Offering
October 2024
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Blue Sea Capital
has been acquired by
May 2024
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
Not Disclosed
has partnered with
a portfolio company of Instar
December 2023
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of SAR Trilogy and Redbird Capital
April 2023
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Epps Aviation in connection with its sale to Aero Centers, a portfolio company of SAR-Trilogy and RedBird Capital.
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Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
a portfolio company of Blackstone, Global Infrastructure Partners and Cascade Investment
July 2022
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
William Blair acted as the sole financial advisor to Truman Arnold Company’s FBO Network (TAC Air) in connection with its outright sale of all operations to Signature Flight Support.
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Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of Blackstone, Global Infrastructure Partners and Cascade Investments
has divested three FBO locations to
a portfolio company of KKR
July 2022
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
Not Disclosed
a portfolio company of KKR
has divested its Stuart, FL location to
a portfolio company of Ridgewood Infrastructure
May 2022
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
William Blair acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Atlantic Aviation, a portfolio company of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), in connection with the divestiture of their Stuart, FL location to APP Jet Center, a portfolio company of Ridgewood Infrastructure.
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a portfolio company of
NexPhase Capital Partners
has been acquired by
March 2022
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Hawthorne Global Aviation Services (Hawthorne), a portfolio company of NexPhase Capital, in connection with its sale to NOVA Infrastructure Management and Wafra Real Assets & Infrastructure.
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Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
October 2021
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
William Blair acted as exclusive financial advisor to Federal Resources Supply Company in connection with its sale to Noble Supply and Logistics.
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Not Disclosed
has been acquired by
February 2019
Aerospace Defense & Government Services
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Aerospace, Defense & Government
William Blair’s Aerospace, Defense, and Government Services team is a trusted advisor to investors and high-growth companies, as well as firms providing services to governments at the federal, state, and local levels. We advise across a full spectrum of transaction types, including M&A and capital raise situations.
Our clients depend on our long-standing relationships with strategic acquirers and financial sponsors, as well as our knowledge of market dynamics, regulatory requirements, and contractual complexities of numerous subsectors.
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About William Blair
William Blair is a premier global partnership with expertise in investment banking, investment management, and private wealth management. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet our clients’ evolving needs. As an independent and employee-owned firm, together with our strategic partners, we operate in more than 20 offices worldwide.*
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1935Year William Blair was founded
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1,900+Employees worldwide
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147 billion+Client assets
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90 YearsIndependent and employee-owned
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20+Offices worldwide
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~650Companies under coverage
As of December 31, 2024
*Includes strategic partnerships with Allier Capital, BDA Partners, and Poalim Capital Markets.