Cerberus Acquires Calspan’s Hypersonics and Test Systems Business Units from TransDigm and Forms North Wind, a Leading Independent Supplier of Hypersonic Test Infrastructure, Systems and Services
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Cerberus”), a global leader in alternative investing, today announced that it has acquired Calspan’s hypersonic and defense test systems business units from TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG).
- Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Cerberus”), a global leader in alternative investing, today announced that it has acquired Calspan’s hypersonic and defense test systems business units from TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG).
- In acquiring Calspan Aero Systems Engineering and Calspan Systems, Cerberus has established North Wind, an independent business centrally focused on the advancement of the United States’ hypersonic test capability through ground-based facility design, build and operations, testing, and analysis.
- Enabling the U.S. to meet the great need for hypersonic capabilities, North Wind is an important investment.
- Stephanie Mumford, President of Calspan Systems since 2016, will serve as President of the North Wind Systems business unit headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.