The Private Equity M&A team advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on acquiring a majority stake in High Performance Helicopters Corp (“HP Helicopters”), a US specialty helicopter company. The investment is being made by Antin’s NextGen Fund I. This investment is the eighth by Antin’s €1.2 billion NextGen Infrastructure Fund I. Antin is acquiring a significant majority stake in the company, and HP Helicopter co-founder Brad Bauder will retain a minority holding.
Antin Infrastructure Partners (Antin) is a leading private equity firm focused on infrastructure. With over €33 billion in assets under management across its Flagship, Mid Cap and NextGen investment strategies, Antin targets investments in the energy and environment, digital, transport, and social infrastructure sectors. With offices in Paris, London, New York, Seoul, Melbourne and Luxembourg, Antin employs over 250 professionals dedicated to growing, improving, and transforming infrastructure businesses while delivering long-term value to portfolio companies and investors.
The Goodwin team was led by Ilan Nissan, Jack Kelly, Connor Hannagan, Allison Swecker, and Megan Roques.
For more information on the deal, please read the press release.