Pillsbury Advises HEICO Corporation in Acquisition of Axillon Aerospace’s Fuel Containment Business

HEICO Corporation designs, manufactures, services and distributes a broad range of products for niche segments of the aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunications and electronics industries. The company operates through two primary business segments: its Flight Support Group, based in Hollywood, Florida, and its Electronic Technologies Group, based in Miami, Florida.

Axillon Fuel Containment is a leading designer and manufacturer of military-specification fuel cells for U.S.-built military aircraft, as well as select commercial aircraft and military ground vehicles. Following the closing of the transaction, Axillon Fuel Containment will continue operating from its current facilities under the leadership of its existing management team.

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The Pillsbury deal team was led by Mergers & Acquisitions partner Matt Swartz and Corporate counsel JP Cordon. Additional team members included Government Contracts & Disputes partner Meghan Doherty and special counsel Mary Buxton; Real Estate partner Jim Rishwain; Environmental & Natural Resources partner Reza Zarghamee; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Laura McDaniels; Tax partner Nora Burke; Bank & Leveraged Finance partner Joel Simon; Global Sourcing & Technology Transaction partner Andrew Caplan, special counsel Sarvesh Mahajan and associate David Reed; Corporate associates Benjamin Whitlow and Anne Reyna; Insurance Recovery & Advisory partner Alex Lathrop; Employment Law partner Rebecca Carr Rizzo; Litigation senior counsel Alvin Dunn; Intellectual Property Litigation associate Michael Grosso; and International Trade counsel Zachary Rozen and associate Julia Kotamäki-Thakker.