TransDigm Group Incorporated

TransDigm Group Inc. is a global supplier of highly engineered aircraft components for use on nearly all-commercial and military aircraft in service today. Proprietary products for which it owns the design generated the company estimates that approximately 95% of its net sales. Once TransDigm parts are designated as original equipment on an aircraft, the company generates net sales from recurring aftermarket parts sales over the life of that aircraft. TransDigm provides components for a large, diverse installed base of aircraft. TransDigm s business strategy includes three core value drivers: (1) pricing each of its products to fairly reflect the unique value provided by that product; (2) obtaining profitable new business by proactively working with customers to apply its technical capabilities to solve specific customer problems; and (3) striving to continually improve productivity.