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Issuer:     AAR CORP (AIR)
CIK:        0000001750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-105556
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AAR acquires HAECO Americas for $80M; secures over $850M in multi-year MRO contracts
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- Acquisition of HAECO Americas for $80M in cash (subject to adjustments); funded via existing credit facility.
- HAECO Americas is second largest heavy MRO provider in North America; adds facilities in Greensboro, NC and Lake City, FL.
- Multi-year heavy maintenance contracts with key customers worth over $850M effectively sell out the two new facilities.
- Transaction initially slightly dilutive to margins; expected to achieve AAR's current Airframe MRO operating margins post-integration.
- HAECO Americas brings over 1,600 employees, 30% veterans; AAR to apply its operating model for efficiency gains.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465925105556/0001104659-25-105556-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750/000110465925105556/tm2530099d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-105556

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