# Aerospares 2000 merges with Sentry Aerospace

Aerospares 2000, an Acorn Growth Companies portfolio company, completed its merger with Sentry Aerospace Corporation, creating a leading independent stocking distributor of high-value commercial aircraft rotable components.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-07-11
- Where: Morganville, New Jersey, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: commercial aircraft rotable components, avionics, escape slides, life rafts, ram air turbines
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Acorn Growth Companies](https://endata.com/companies/39302.md) (investor)
- [Aerospares 2000](https://endata.com/companies/43848.md) (acquirer)
- [Aerospares 2000](https://endata.com/companies/43848.md) (target)
- [Sentry Aerospace Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/64057.md) (acquirer)
- [Sentry Aerospace Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/64057.md) (target)
- [Acorn Growth Company](https://endata.com/companies/64892.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/acorn-growth-companies-portfolio-company-aerospares-2000-announces-its-merger-with-sentry-aerospace-301583714.html), 2022-07-11: "Aerospares 2000 Limited today announced the recent completion of its merger with Sentry Aerospace Corporation"
- [acorncapitalmanagement.com](https://acorncapitalmanagement.com/acorn-growth-companies-portfolio-company-aerospares-2000-announces-its-merger-with-sentry-aerospace/), 2022-07-11: "Aerospares 2000 Limited today announced the recent completion of its merger with Sentry Aerospace Corporation"
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xlcs-partners-advises-sentry-aerospace-in-merger-with-aerospares-2000-301595597.html), 2022-07-28: "XLCS Partners, Inc., a leading middle market investment bank, is pleased to announce that it served as exclusive advisor to Sentry Aerospace Corporation in its merger with Aerospares 2000 Limited, an Acorn Growth Company."
- [readmagazine.com](https://readmagazine.com/industries/aerospace/xlcs-partners-advises-sentry-aerospace-in-merger-with-aerospares-2000/), 2022-08-01: "The combination of Aerospares and Sentry creates a leading independent stocking distributor of high value, hard-to-find commercial aircraft rotable components with global reach and some of the broadest and deepest customer and vendor relationships in the industry."
- [insidermedia.com](https://www.insidermedia.com/news/central-and-east/aircraft-spare-parts-merger-wins-deal-of-the-month), 2022-08-24: "The merger between the two businesses builds the leading independent stocking distributor of high value aircraft components whilst creating a company with tremendous financial flexibility."

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