Los Angeles, CA (December 19, 2012) – FOCUS LLC, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services, announced that Embee, Inc. has been acquired by Triumph Group, Inc. (NYSE:TGI). FOCUS represented Embee in the transaction.
Embee is a leading commercial metal finishing provider offering more than seventy metal finishing, inspecting and testing processes primarily for the aerospace industry. Located in Santa Ana, California, Embee employs approximately 400 people. The company’s key offerings include high velocity oxy fuel (HVOF), anodize/hard anodize, paint, chrome plating, shot peen and cadmium plating. Embee holds multiple AS 9100 and NADCAP certifications as well as OEM approvals from the industry’s prime commercial and military contractors. The company also serves the specialty automotive, medical device and electronic industries.
According to Brent Costello, FOCUS managing director, “This acquisition presents Triumph Group with a unique opportunity to expand its current capabilities and provide comprehensive processing services on precision engineered parts for hydraulics, landing gear, spare parts and electronic actuation systems.”
Triumph Group, Inc., headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a broad portfolio of aerostructures, aircraft components, accessories, subassemblies and systems. The company serves a broad, worldwide spectrum of the aviation industry, including original equipment manufacturers of commercial, regional, business and military aircraft and aircraft components, as well as commercial and regional airlines and air cargo carriers.
John Dahlberg, the owner of Embee prior to its sale to Triumph Group, noted, “We share with Triumph Group a similar philosophy of quality and customer focus. We are excited to be joining the Triumph Group family and working together to provide exceptional service to our current and future clients.”
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FOCUS LLC provides a range of middle market investment banking services with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and corporate finance. FOCUS is a national firm serving clients from offices in major cities across the United States. FOCUS specializes in business units with transactions or revenues in the $5-300 million range, serving entrepreneurs, corporate owners and various types of investors across a broad range of industries, throughout the U.S. and worldwide. FOCUS bankers are seasoned operating and financial executives with extensive transaction experience. Securities transactions conducted by FOCUS Securities LLC, an affiliated company, registered Broker Dealer member FINRA/SIPC. For more information on FOCUS, visit www.focusbankers.com.
