Bertarelli's K.C. Armada Takes $219M Stake in Madison Air Private Placement
MAIR is trading near its 52-week low of $24.75 (11% above the low).
Summary
Bertarelli's K.C. Armada, LP bought 8.77M shares for $219M in Madison Air's private placement, the first filing to name him as a specific purchaser in the deal.
Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · MAIR
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Bertarelli Buys $219M in Private Placement
K.C. Armada, LP, controlled by Ernesto Bertarelli, purchased 8,770,524 shares at $24.97 per share for $218,999,984 on August 25, 2026.
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Part of $2.25B ebm-papst Financing
The purchase is an allocation within the $2.25 billion private placement of 90.1 million shares priced at $24.97 to fund the ebm-papst acquisition.
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Post-Transaction Holdings
Bertarelli's indirect holdings total 46,387,522 shares via K.C. Armada, LP, plus 7,224,073 shares via Kedge Capital Principal Opportunities V, LP.
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First Named Purchaser Disclosure
This Form 4 is the first filing to identify Bertarelli as a specific buyer in the placement, which was announced August 25 without naming individual purchasers.
Analysis · MAIR · Technology
Ernesto Bertarelli, through K.C. Armada, LP, purchased 8.77 million shares at $24.97 in the $2.25 billion private placement Madison Air priced on August 25 to fund its ebm-papst acquisition. This is the first disclosure naming Bertarelli as a specific buyer in that placement. The purchase is a large commitment from a 10% owner, but it is part of a pre-announced financing rather than an open-market signal of new conviction.
How filings like this one have moved
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At the time of this filing, MAIR was trading at $27.49 on NYSE in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $13.6B. The 52-week trading range was $24.75 to $44.50. This filing was assessed with neutral market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.