
Strong demand for next generation aircrafts, growing passenger traffic, and heightened security threats are a few of the challenges aerospace and defense (A&D) industry leaders face. Moreover, with increased pressure on military spending, departments and ministries of defense have started seeking vendors outside of the core defense industry, particularly technology firms, creating an even more competitive industry environment.
With increasing A&D industry challenges the pressure is on for companies to create realistic & viable business plans to plan for long-term success. We support aerospace, defense manufacturers and service suppliers, as well as prime contractors and subcontractors, in developing and executing their M&A strategies to improve operations and support growth. See how we can help you.
SELECT AEROSPACE & DEFENSE CASE STUDIES
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE INDUSTRY TEAM MEMBERS

John Halloran
Director
John Halloran, a Director out of New York at SierraConstellation Partners, provides financial and operational advisory services to companies in transition.

Philip Kaestle
Managing Director
Philip Kaestle is a Managing Director at SierraConstellation Partners where he provides financial and operational advisory services to companies in transition.

Merv Merzoug
Director
Merv Merzoug, a Director at SierraConstellation Partners’ New York office, has over a decade of experience both as an entrepreneur and as an investment management professional, with particular focus on high-yield and distressed fixed income markets.

Isabella Montani
Director
Isabella Montani is a Director in SierraConstellation Partners’ Houston office, where she provides financial and operational advisory services to both under-performing companies and companies in transition.

Carl Moore
Managing Director
Carl Moore, Managing Director and Head of the Dallas region at SierraConstellation Partners, has over 20 years of experience in distressed investing, private equity portfolio management, and the provision of advisory services to underperforming companies and companies in transition.

Bob Riiska
Managing Director
Robert O.” Bob” Riiska, a Managing Director at SierraConstellation Partners, has more than 27 years of turnaround and crisis management experience, including performing numerous consulting assignments and serving in interim senior management capacities for clients.

Ben Smith
Senior Director
Ben Smith, a Senior Director out of Chicago at SierraConstellation Partners, has over 20 years of experience providing financial advisory, restructuring and turnaround, and operational improvement services to companies across the transformation spectrum from those significantly distressed, to those stressed in specific segments of finance/operations, to those with targeted performance improvement initiatives.

Christian Sorensen
Senior Director
Christian Sorensen, a Senior Director at SierraConstellation Partners, provides operational and financial restructuring and advisory services to both underperforming companies and companies in transition.