Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) announced it acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Aero Controls, Inc. (“ACI”) by Air Transport Components (“ATC Group”), an existing portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners and a leading provider of component maintenance, repair, and overhaul (“MRO”) services for the global aerospace industry.

Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Seattle, WA, ACI is a leading FAA, EASA, UK CAA, and ISO/AS-certified aviation services provider specializing in aircraft component repair and overhaul, parts sales, consignment management, and engineered solutions for commercial aviation customers worldwide. ACI supports some of the world’s largest airlines through extensive inventory, technical expertise, and 24/7 aircraft on ground support. The acquisition of ACI will strengthen ATC Group’s in-house engineering and proprietary repair capabilities while creating targeted cross-selling opportunities. It will also enhance the company’s specialized component repair services across highly technical ATA chapters, such as avionics, electromechanical, pneumatics, transmissions, hydraulics, and emergency equipment.

About Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, alternative credit solutions, structured credit, real estate and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago and has 13 locations throughout the United States, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Middle East.

Monroe has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including GrowthCap Advisory’s 2025 Top Private Credit Firm List; Inc.’s 2025 Founder-Friendly Investors List; DealCatalyst as the 2025 Most Innovative Private Credit CLO Manager of the Year; Private Debt Investor as the 2025 CLO Manager of the Year, Americas and 2023 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Decade; Global M&A Network as the 2024 Lower Mid-Markets Lender of the Year, Americas; Korean Economic Daily as the 2022 Best Performance in Private Debt – Mid Cap; Creditflux as the 2021 Best U.S. Direct Lending Fund; and Pension Bridge as the 2020 Private Credit Strategy of the Year. For more information and important disclaimers, please visit www.monroecap.com.

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