Quantum Capital Partners ("QCP") announces that Aero Holding GmbH, a company of Quantum Opportunity Fund II GmbH & Co. KG, has acquired 100% of the shares in Indraero Siren SAS and Lisi Aerospace Creuzet Maroc SA – the future Structural Aerospace Morocco ("SAM") – from the French, publicly listed LISI Group (FII.PA). With this strategic move, the Quantum Group strengthens its position as a key supplier in the international aviation industry. By acquiring the French heat exchanger manufacturer Secan SAS ("Secan") from Honeywell and the French aluminum tube manufacturer Aviatube SAS ("Aviatube") from Constellium in 2015 and 2016, the Quantum Group laid the foundation for building a presence in this market. Under the newly created umbrella of AviaGroup Industries G.I.E. ("AviaGroup Industries"), the group can capture operational synergies and achieve a critical mass of over €100 million in revenue.

Indraero Siren, based in Argenton sur Creuse (France), is a leading manufacturer of complex structural and sheet metal parts for commercial airplanes and helicopters, such as thrust reversers, exhaust cones, wing leading edges, and much more. Indraero Siren's core business is based on metal shaping, such as titanium, steel, stainless steel, and aluminum, and the construction of complex components that require high manufacturing expertise. Primary parts are manufactured using extensive forming techniques, such as sheet metal working and precision forming, stretching, bending, and punching. In addition, the company produces simple and complex riveted, bolted, welded, and metal-bonded assemblies. Its main customers include leading OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers in the aerospace industry, such as Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, Safran, Sabca, and Embraer. Indraero Siren operates production sites in Argenton sur Creuse and Déols (France) and in Casablanca (Morocco) with a total workforce of approximately 700 employees. Mr. Frédéric Saizy and Mr. Bilal Anbari have been appointed as the new CEOs of Indraero Siren. Both will jointly lead the day-to-day operations at Indraero Siren and AviaGroup Industries, along with the local management teams. Mr. Maxime Stcherbatcherff will support the group as the new CFO of AviaGroup Industries.Frédéric Saizy, CEO of Secan and Indraero Siren: "We see great potential in Indraero Siren and are convinced that the group - along with Secan and Aviatube - has promising growth opportunities as a competent supplier in the aviation industry." "Within the group, we can draw on solid manufacturing expertise and trusted, long-standing customer relationships worldwide. We look forward to supporting our management teams in expanding the group and building a leading supplier in the aviation industry," added Bilal Anbari, CEO of Aviatube and Indraero Siren.