PR: Wesco Aircraft acquired by affiliate of Platinum Equity, combined with Pattonair at closing

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By LoadstarEditorial

10/01/2020

Press Release · January 09, 2020

VALENCIA Calif., January 9, 2020 – Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WAIR), one of the world’s leading distributors and providers of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry, today announced that the expected acquisition of the company by an affiliate of Platinum Equity has been completed in a transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion. At closing, Wesco Aircraft was combined with Platinum Equity portfolio company Pattonair, a provider of supply chain management services for the aerospace and defense industries based in the United Kingdom.

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