Date Closed

April 3, 2013

Lead Office

Toronto

On April 3, 2013, MidOcean Partners (MidOcean), a leading mid-market private equity firm, announced that it had acquired, along with co-investors, a significant equity position in Noranco Inc. (Noranco or the Company), a leading supplier of complex machined and sheet metal components, kits, and assemblies for mission-critical landing gear, aero structure, and aero engine applications to the aerospace industry, for an undisclosed amount.

GE Global Sponsor Finance provided financing for the acquisition. GE Global Sponsor Finance, headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, is a private equity firm specializing in investments in leveraged transactions.

McCarthy Tétrault LLP represented GE Global Sponsor Finance with a team led by Richard Higa.