DLA Piper advised Mesa Air Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESA) in its US$115.6 million initial public offering. Phoenix-based Mesa is a regional air carrier providing scheduled passenger service to 110 cities in 38 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the Bahamas.
As of March 31, 2018, Mesa operated a fleet of 145 aircraft with approximately 610 daily departures. Mesa operates all of its flights as either American Eagle or United Express flights. Mesa has been the fastest growing regional airline in the United States over the last five fiscal years, based on fleet growth, with a cumulative increase in aircraft of 137%.
The DLA Piper team representing Mesa was led by partner Gregory Hall (Phoenix), and included associates Kevin Criddle, Sarah Stanton and Michael Duval (all of Phoenix).
