# Omnipol joint venture acquires Aero Vodochody Aerospace

Omnipol, in a joint venture with Andras Tombor, acquired Aero Vodochody Aerospace from Penta Investments. Tombor holds 51% and Omnipol 49% of the joint venture, which will manage the Czech aircraft manufacturer.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-06-11
- Where: Czechia
- Status: completed
- Products: civil and military aircraft
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Omnipol](https://endata.com/companies/47826.md) (acquirer)
- [Aero Vodochody Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/47827.md) (target)
- [Penta Investments](https://endata.com/companies/47828.md) (partner)
- [Aero Vodochody](https://endata.com/companies/47856.md) (target)
- [Penta](https://endata.com/companies/47857.md) (partner)
- [András Tombor](https://endata.com/companies/47858.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [praguebusinessjournal.com](https://praguebusinessjournal.com/omnipol-joint-venture-acquires-aero-vodochody-aerospace/), 2020-06-11: "Aero is one of the strongest Czech brands and a concept that rightly arouses national pride in many people."
- [janes.com](https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/aero-vodochody-sold-to-new-joint-venture), 2020-06-12: "Penta, a Central European investment firm that has owned Aero Vodochody for the past 13 years, has sold the Czech aircraft manufacturer to a new joint venture between Hungarian businessman András Tombor and Czech defence company Omnipol."

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