secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Madison Air Solutions Corp (MAIR)
CIK:        0002098430
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-17T11:00:56+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-057213
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.95
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Madison Air to acquire ebm-papst for $5.4B; deal expected to close by Dec 31, 2026
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- Enterprise purchase price EUR 4,775M ($5.4B); effective price $5.0B after tax savings of EUR 371M.
- ebm-papst expected 2026 revenue ~$2.8B, adjusted EBITDA ~$343M; adds ~$30B to addressable market.
- Deal funded via cash, debt (UniCredit, Wells Fargo) and equity; pro forma net leverage <4.0x, target 2.5x in 2 yrs.
- Expected accretive to adjusted EPS in first full year; $160M annual run-rate synergies by year three.
- Break fee EUR 250M if terminated; closing subject to regulatory approvals, expected by Dec 31, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2098430/000162828026057213/0001628280-26-057213-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2098430/000162828026057213/mair-20260815.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-057213

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