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Sun Country sold to NY Investment Group

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According to the Star Tribune, the Minnesota owners of Sun Country Airlines have sold the company to Apollo Global Management, a New York based investment group, for an undisclosed sum. Apollo specializes in leveraged buyout transactions and purchases of distressed assets. I hate to say it but I predicted the sale back in August.

 

What We Know

  • Davis family has sold Sun Country to a NY based investment firm
  • Headquarters will remain in Eagan, MN
  • Recently named CEO & President Jude Bricker will stay onboard
  • Deal is expected to close in Q1 2018

 

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My Prediction

The New York investment firm will continue to implement the ultra low cost carrier (ULCC) model that Sun Country announced last fall. These cost cutting measures will continue for a year or two in order to boost revenue, and then once the valuations meet the investment firm's goals, the airline will likely be sold off to Southwest or a similar carrier which flies Sun Country's Boeing 737-700 & 737-800 aircraft (JetBlue flies A320s). Another possibility is that Apollo could inject capital into Sun Country and grow it to a size that would better compete with other ULCC's, but this would take time and cash. Either way there are more changes on the way.

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