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Mergers & AcquisitionsMedium•23 October 2026•
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Veritas weighs Cromalloy sale after acquiring it for more than $1.6 billion

Key Facts

1Veritas agreed in 2022 to buy Cromalloy for more than $1.6 billion, including debt.
2The CFM56-5B/7B platform has more than 20,000 engines in service, and demand was expected to absorb the remainder of 2025 production.
3The Florida blade facility targets designed capacity of up to 100,000 blades annually, with a plan to produce 20,000 in its first year.
4The production ramp-up for V2500 Select blades runs through 2026 and 2027, with the first shipments to the customer expected during the year.

Veritas Capital is weighing strategic options for Cromalloy, including a potential sale, according to a Bloomberg report whose details could not be verified against an accessible original page. Open sources offer no verified details on potential buyers, the transaction value or timing. The sale therefore remains an option under consideration, according to the report, rather than an announced transaction or confirmed agreement. Veritas bought Cromalloy from Carlyle Group in 2022 for more than $1.6 billion, including debt, Reuters reported at the time. That earlier transaction provides context for the company's ownership but does not establish the value of any potential sale now.

Cromalloy describes itself as an independent provider of high-value aircraft engine parts, saying its work includes critical components, advanced repairs and FAA-approved replacement parts. The company places parts development and repair within a strategy to expand aftermarket solutions for turbine engines. Its plans include investing in new parts development, advanced repair solutions and engineering innovation. This means its business spans replacement products and engine-related services as well as parts manufacturing. These activities provide an operational backdrop for the company as Veritas weighs its options, without establishing the reasons for a sale or its terms.

In September 2026, Cromalloy announced a premier channel partnership with IER MRO to develop commercial aviation aftermarket services in the Middle East and Africa. The parties announced the agreement on September 23, according to an IER MRO statement. The partnership adds a channel for expanding Cromalloy's presence in regional markets, according to the announcement. It does not disclose commercial value or specific financial targets, nor does it link the announcement to Veritas's review of strategic options. The partnership is among Cromalloy's recent announced operational developments, while its ownership remains unresolved in the available information.

Cromalloy is also seeking to increase production of high-pressure turbine blades for the V2500 Select engine as part of its collaboration with Lufthansa Technik. The company said it had received FAA approval for a Stage 1 blade and was working to expand coating and manufacturing capabilities in the Tampa area of Florida. It said the production ramp-up would continue through the rest of 2026 and into 2027, with the first shipments to the customer expected during the year, according to its statement. The schedule puts production expansion at the center of its near-term operating plans. The announcement does not estimate the program's expected revenue or financial impact.

In another program, Cromalloy said a U.S. airline had selected its approved blades for a CFM high-pressure engine. The company described the selection as intended to strengthen the supply chain and reduce maintenance costs amid supply constraints, delays in the original manufacturer's production cycles and cost pressures. The announcement places the company's replacement products in the context of the supply and maintenance challenges cited by the source, without identifying the airline or the order size. An earlier approval announcement said the CFM56-5B/7B platform had more than 20,000 engines in service. It said existing orders were expected to consume all of the remaining 2025 production, with customers seeking to reserve production slots in 2026.

On production capacity, Cromalloy said a blade facility in Florida was designed to produce up to 100,000 blades annually. It added that its plan was to produce 20,000 blades in the first year before increasing output later. These figures reflect the facility's designed capacity and announced plan, not realized annual production or confirmed orders at those levels. The Florida expansion intersects with the company's plans to meet demand from Lufthansa Technik, for which it said it would increase production during 2026 and 2027. The available open sources provide no verified details on whether these investments and partnerships will affect Veritas's decision or Cromalloy's valuation.