# Wesco Aircraft to be acquired by private equity for $2B

Wesco Aircraft announced it has struck a deal to be acquired by new private equity investors for almost $2 billion. The transaction is expected to close by year-end 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-08-09
- Where: California, United States
- Value: $2.00B
- Status: announced
- Products: aerospace fasteners, machined parts
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/41030.md) (target)

## Sources

- [aviationweek.com](https://aviationweek.com/defense/wesco-aircraft-be-bought-merged-pattonair-2b), 2019-08-09: "Wesco Aircraft to Be Bought, Merged Into Pattonair For $2B"

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