Akerman represented Yingling Aviation, a full-service maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) and fixed-base operations (FBO) business, in its acquisition of Bevan Aviation (Bevan), a premier aircraft maintenance provider.
Founded in 1954 and located at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (KICT), Bevan offers a comprehensive range of services, from avionics repair and installation to aircraft inspection and maintenance. Bevan’s capabilities span both the latest technologies in the avionics industry as well as earlier generations of communications systems, auto pilots, navigation units, GPS units, and transponders. The acquisition adds depth to Yingling’s avionics service capabilities, strengthens capacity in Wichita, and positions the company for continued growth.
The Akerman team representing Yingling was led by M&A and Private Equity Practice Co-Chair Paul Quinn. The team also included:
- Tom Kearney, Chair, Data Privacy and Security Practice
- William Sullivan, Chair, Federal Tax Practice
- Sarah Campbell Smith, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group
- Peter Chiabotti, Partner, Intellectual Property Practice Group
- Gabriel Marinaro, Partner, Tax Practice Group
- Felicia Nowels, Partner, Government Affairs and Public Policy Practice Group
- Paul Russo, Partner, Real Estate Practice Group
- Scott Silverman, Partner, Labor and Employment Practice Group
- Andrew Kim, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
- Chelsy Lutz, Associate, Tax Practice Group
- Brittany Pushkin, Associate, Corporate Practice Group
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