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American Securities $2.5 billion acquisition of Air Methods

14/3/2017
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$ 2.5 billion

Announced

14/3/2017

Overview:

  • Private equity firm American Securities has taken air medical transport provider Air Methods private in a $2.5 billion deal.
  • American Securities paid $43 per share.
  • Air Methods has over 300 bases in 48 US states.
  • Goldman Sachs and Centerview Partners acted as financial advisers for Air Methods.
  • The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2017.

Kurt Stumpo - Journalist

Jurisdiction:

United States

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice areas:

Private equity
M&A

Governing law:

United States

Industry sector:

Aviation

Firms:
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson

Party: Goldman Sachs (Financial adviser)

Lawyer: Philip Richter

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Party: Centerview Partners (Financial adviser)

Lawyer: Barbara Becker

Holland & Hart

Party: Air Methods (Target)

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Party: Air Methods (Target)

Lawyers: Brian Janson, Jeffrey Marell, John Kennedy, Scott Barshay, Thomas de la Bastide III

Weil Gotshal & Manges

Party: American Securities (Acquirer)

Lawyers: Andrew Colao, Heather Emmel, Michael Lubowitz

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