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4 · StandardAero, Inc. · Filed Mar 2, 2026
Research Summary
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StandardAero (SARO) 10% Owner Carlyle Group Sells 19.8M Shares
What Happened
Carlyle Group Inc., reported as a 10% owner of StandardAero, sold 19,840,268 shares of StandardAero (SARO) on February 26, 2026. The shares were disposed at $31.46 per share, producing gross proceeds of $624,174,831. The Form 4 lists the transaction as a sale (code S), indicating an open-market or private sale by the reporting holder — an institutional disposition rather than an executive personal purchase.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-26; Price: $31.46 per share; Shares sold: 19,840,268; Gross value: $624,174,831.
- Filing date (Form 4): 2026-03-02 (filed within the required reporting window).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing.
- Footnotes: Carlyle Partners VII S1 Holdings II, L.P. is the record holder of the reported securities (F1). Carlyle Group Inc. is the ultimate parent through a chain of entities that may be deemed to share beneficial ownership; those entities disclaim beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest (F2).
- Transaction code: S = sale (open-market or private sale). This is an institutional disposition by a 10% owner, not an executive trade.
Context
Sales by large institutional holders like Carlyle can reflect portfolio rebalancing, liquidity needs, or other fund-level decisions and do not necessarily signal management sentiment about company fundamentals. Because this is an institutional 10% owner rather than an individual officer or director, retail investors should treat the transaction as part of broader fund activity rather than a personal insider signal.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-02-26$31.46/sh−19,840,268$624,174,831→ 84,587,035 total(indirect: See Footnotes)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Carlyle Partners VII S1 Holdings II, L.P. ("Carlyle Partners VII") is the record holder of the securities reported herein.
- [F2]The Carlyle Group Inc., which is a publicly traded entity listed on Nasdaq, is the sole shareholder of Carlyle Holdings I GP Inc., which is the sole member of Carlyle Holdings I GP Sub L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings I L.P., which, with respect to the securities reported herein, is the managing member of CG Subsidiary Holdings L.L.C., which is the managing member of TC Group, L.L.C., which is the general partner of TC Group Sub L.P., which is the managing member of TC Group VII S1, L.L.C., which is the general partner of TC Group VII S1, L.P., which is the general partner of Carlyle Partners VII. Accordingly, each of the foregoing entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Carlyle Partners VII. Each of them disclaims any such beneficial ownership except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any.