Baker McKenzie has advised Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, on the international aspects of its USD 10.55 billion all-cash acquisition of portions of Boeing’s Digital Aviation Solutions business, including its Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData & Oz Runways assets from The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), which closed on October 31, 2025.
Led by Baker McKenzie attorneys Duffy Lorenz, Collin Stich and Colin Bowes-Carlson, the team also included:
Corporate – Darcy Down, Rachel Gray, Kendall Bryant, Bretton Stephenson, Tatenda Makanza
Employment and Benefits – Ben Ho, Danielle Gibbons, Thomas Asmar, M’Alyssa Mecenas, Sesen Hailemichael
Intellectual Property – Adam Aft, Cristina Messerschmidt, Marcela Pertusi Hernandez
Real Estate – Sarah Swain, Francesca Gottardi
Legal Project Management – Hector Bravo-Trujillo, Kim Clare
Kirkland & Ellis acted as lead counsel to Thoma Bravo.
Learn more about the deal here: Jeppesen ForeFlight Launches as a Standalone Company to Redefine the Future of Aviation Software.
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