Overview
International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represents The Sterling Group, a Houston-based private investment firm, and Capitol Meridian Partners, a Washington, DC-based private investment firm, in their joint acquisition of PrimeFlight Aviation Services, a global provider of essential aircraft, passenger and security-related services to commercial airline, airport, cargo and general aviation customers, from Carlyle.
The transaction was announced on March 6, 2023 and will close upon satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The cross-border deal team was led by Gregory Metz, Patrick Rowe and Smith Alpert and included Daniel Campbell, Stéphane Dionnet, Jed Gordon, Greg Heltzer, Jacob Hollinger, Sharon Lamb, Brian Mead, Sam Neel, Christian Rolf, Alex Ruiz, Josh Samis, David Saunders, Deniz Tschammler, Allison Wilkerson, Margaret Cremin, Alan Kashdan, Christian Marzlin, Ellie Atkins, Nicole Briody, Llewelyn Engel, Andrew Granek, Lea Hachmeister, Emily Jewell, Max Küttner, Nick Paul, Dawn Peacock, Cristina Sanchez, David Stage and Heloise Waudby.
Read Carlyle’s press release here.
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