Investmentbanrr paul weisbrich's passion for airplanes is rooted in a childhood spent in Westchester, California, not far from where aviator Howard Hughes had his manufacturing plant and airport. As senior managing director and head of the aerospace group at Costa Mesa, California-based McGladrey Capital Markets, Weisbrich specializes in middle-market cross-border deals. That's why British metals manufacturer Hampson Industries turned to him for urgent advice six years ago. To diversify its product line and customer base, the West Midlands company wanted to buy Grand Prairie, Texas-based Texstars, a leading producer of canopies for combat aircraft, including the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Texstars had been put on the market by private equity shop American Capital of Bethesda, Maryland, but to Hampson's chagrin the U.S. firm didn't shortlist its bid.
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机译：Investmentbanrr paul weisbrich对飞机的热情源自在加利福尼亚州威彻斯特度过的童年时光，离飞行员霍华德·休斯（Howard Hughes）的制造工厂和机场不远。作为总部位于加利福尼亚州McGladrey Capital Markets的Costa Mesa的高级董事总经理兼航空航天部门负责人，Weisbrich专门从事中型市场跨境交易。这就是为什么六年前英国金属制造商汉普森工业公司（Hampson Industries）向他寻求紧急建议的原因。为了使产品线和客户群多样化，这家西米德兰兹郡公司希望收购总部位于德克萨斯州大草原的Texstars，后者是战斗机机盖（包括F-16战F）的领先生产商。 Texstars已由马里兰州贝塞斯达的私募股权公司American Capital投放市场，但令汉普森感到恼火的是，这家美国公司并未将其竞标入围。
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