Employee-owned leading designer and manufacturer of mechanical and electromechanical actuators, compressors, gear boxes, pumps and other engineered components for the global aerospace industry. The company focuses primarily on military customers, which collectively accounted for 85% of sales. In the year prior to sale, a majority of the company's sales were related to the C-130 platform.

Assisted in the preparation of CEF's multi-year, bottom-up forecast. Drafted comprehensive marketing materials that emphasized the company's strong customer relationships and long-term agreements. Ran a controlled auction process, during which a lead bidder stepped forward. Resulted in signing a definitive agreement approximately three weeks after receiving the initial indication of interest while maintaining robust optionality for our client.