M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Blade pays $12M for exclusive rights to Helijet's scheduled passenger business in Canada
Strata Critical Medical, Inc.
- Deal includes exclusive rights to Helijet's scheduled flights and heliport terminals in Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo.
- Blade gains option to acquire up to 49% of Pacific Heliport Services Ltd, which manages the heliports.
- Helijet flew ~100,000 passengers and generated ~$15M revenue in 2019; currently at ~50% pre-pandemic run-rate.
- Initial term through 2026, auto-renewing for two-year periods; Helijet to operate all Blade-designated aircraft.
- Blade to invest in heliport infrastructure and electric charging for future EVA integration.