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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · AEVEX Corp. (AVEX)

AEVEX completes $600 million acquisition of BlackSea Technologies

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

AEVEX Corp. closed its acquisition of Maritime Applied Physics, LLC, the target that the press release calls BlackSea Technologies, on September 8, 2026. The total enterprise value is $600 million, subject to customary adjustments, and $350 million of it is paid in 12,727,273 newly issued Class A common shares, which dilutes existing shareholders. The filing says the target becomes the company's Maritime Systems division.

Key points

  • Total enterprise value of $600,000,000, subject to customary adjustments; $350,000,000 paid in 12,727,273 Class A common shares
  • Post-closing adjustment of up to $5,000,000 held in escrow based on net working capital, cash, indebtedness and transaction expenses
  • Up to $50,000,000 of contingent consideration, payable in additional shares if conditions are met by December 31, 2027, capped at 19.99% of outstanding shares
  • Target becomes the Maritime Systems division, led by former BlackSea CEO Bob Pudney; financial statements and pro forma information to follow by amendment

The filing

CompanyAEVEX Corp. (AVEX)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 8, 2026, 4:43 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-385301

Items reported: 2.01 Acquisition or Disposition Completed7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:48 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 08, 2026.

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