GROWTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF AIRDROME HOLDINGS, LLC

Houston, TX (October 2008) – Growth Capital Partners, L.P. (“GCP”), a Houston-based investment and merchant banking firm, today announced that Airdrome Holdings, LLC has been acquired by Precision Castparts Corporation. This transaction, completed in the aerospace sector, is an excellent addition to GCP’s list of complex international transactions involving large strategic buyers. GCP served as exclusive financial advisor to Airdrome Holdings, LLC. The terms of the transaction were undisclosed.

About Airdrome Holdings, LLC
Airdrome Holdings, LLC (“Airdrome”) (www.airdrome.com), Airdrome Holdings, LLC, comprised of Airdrome Precision Components and AF Aerospace, Ltd., based in Long Beach, California and Rugby, Warwickshire, England, respectively, is a leading manufacturer of precision-machined aerospace components including precision pneumatic and hydraulic components for mission-critical aerospace applications. Airdrome’s advanced technology allows for the production and distribution of a significant array of complex parts and assemblies in aerospace markets around the world.

About Precision Castparts Corporation
Precision Castparts Corporation (NYSE: PCP), headquartered in Portland, Oregon, is a leading manufacturer and producer of fasteners and fastening systems, investment castings, complex forgings and high-performance nickel-based alloys and super alloys for aerospace, power generation and general industrial applications.

About Growth Capital Partners, L.P.
Founded in 1992, GCP (www.growth-capital.com) is an investment and merchant banking firm that provides financial advisory services to both private and public middle-market companies, with a specialty practice devoted specifically to the energy industry. GCP also focuses extensively on the private equity marketplace. Since its inception, GCP has completed in excess of 250 transactions, raised more than $1 billion of institutional capital (through private placements of equity, subordinated, and senior debt), and completed M&A transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $4 billion.

For additional information, please contact:

Growth Capital Partners, L.P.
Rey Stroube
281-445-6611
rstroube@growth-capital.com

Source:  Growth Capital Partners, L.P. member FINRA – SIPC


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