Vance Street Capital Partners Acquires McFarlane Aviation

Los Angeles – Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm advised Vance Street Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, in its acquisition of McFarlane Aviation, the leading designer and manufacturer of aftermarket PMA parts for the general aviation industry. 

McFarlane is a family-owned business that designs, manufactures, and distributes more than 30,000 consumable parts in the United States and internationally for the general aviation market, specifically light single engine and turboprop aircraft.

This proprietary transaction represents the fourth platform investment out of Vance Street Capital III L.P. and leverages the firm's expertise in aerospace and highly engineered components.

The Paul Hastings team was led by partner Robert Miller, and included partners Stephen Harris, Tom Mounteer, Todd Schneider, and Douglas Schaaf; of counsels Catherine Patton and Amy Lawrence; and associates Max Offsay, Jasneet Aulakh, and Daniel Hagedorn.

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