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Mayer Brown advises Boeing on strategic transactions in connection with Spirit AeroSystems acquisition
Mayer Brown advises Boeing on strategic transactions in connection with Spirit AeroSystems acquisition
Mayer Brown represented The Boeing Company (Boeing) in a series of completed M&A transactions in connection with Boeing’s acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems (Spirit). These M&A transactions include advising Boeing on Spirit’s divestiture to Airbus SE and its affiliates (Airbus) of certain businesses tied to various Airbus contracts, advising Boeing on Spirit’s divestiture to Tex Tech Industries, Inc., a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, of Fiber Materials Inc., an industry leader in high-temperature materials and reinforced composites, and advising Boeing on Spirit’s divestiture to Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a wholly owned subsidiary of DRB-Hicom Bhd, of Spirit AeroSystems Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a supplier of components for Airbus’ A220, A320 and A350 aircraft and for Boeing’s 737 and 787 models.
The team was led by M&A partners Jason Quintana and Magnus Karlberg in the firm’s Chicago and Northern California offices with support from M&A associates Thomas Wu, Alexander Dussault and Kimberly Ayudant in the firm’s Northern California and New York offices.[1]
[1] The team also included: IP – partners Richard Assmus and Oliver Yaros, and associate Todd Davidovits; Litigation & Dispute Resolution – partners Arsen Kourinian, Jason Hungerford, Frank Favia, and Timothy Keeler, counsel Kim Leffert, and associates Kiya Mellon and Andrew Spadafora; Corporate & Securities – partners Paul Chandler, Julian Dibbell, Kate Ball-Dodd, Rebecca Bothamley, Olivier Aubouin, and Joanne Du, and associates Joshua Cohen, Brian Musolf, Gretchen Winkel, Aleksander Larski, Kyle Tang, Adriane Budillon Rabatel, Charlotte Crepon, and Charles Mercuzot; Tax – partner Lucas Giardelli and associate Xiao Xiao; Real Estate – partners David Saye and Iain Roberts; Employment & Benefits – partners Stephanie Vasconcellos and Debra Hoffman, and associate Lucy Moore; Banking & Finance – partners Jason Friedman, Brian Kent, and Massimo Amoruso, and associate Kate Carney; and Restructuring – partner Sean Scott. The additional team members were all based in the firm’s Charlotte, Chicago, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Northern California, Paris, and Washington DC offices.
