The Stephens Group, LLC has completed a significant strategic investment into VisionSafe, LLC designed to accelerate the growth of the business. This investment exhibits Stephens Group’s continued interest in supporting businesses providing highly engineered, mission critical, systems and components, serving aerospace and defense applications. The Company will serve as a new Stephens Group platform.

Founded thirty-four years ago by Bertil Werjefelt, Kaneohe-based VisionSafe is an industry leader in the provision of proprietary cockpit smoke displacement systems. VisionSafe designs, develops and manufactures cockpit smoke displacement systems and also provides the maintenance, inspection, and service for its products. VisionSafe has a robust set of supplemental type certificates which cover over 120 aircraft models.

“At VisionSafe, our mission is to develop innovative, market-leading products that protect in case of a cockpit smoke event,” said MaryAnn Omerod, Chief Operating Officer of VisionSafe. “We are excited to work with Stephens Group and leverage their experience and commitment to the aerospace and defense market. This strategic investment will allow us to expand research and development, and customer support, and thereby accelerate the achievement of our strategic vision.”

Working with the Stephens Group team, VisionSafe will focus on bolstering the Company’s research and development, platform certification, and sales and marketing efforts all while seeking accretive add-on acquisitions.

Jack Nadal, Managing Director at Stephens Group, added, “We’re thrilled to work with the VisionSafe team and the Werjefelt family on this growth catalyzing investment. As a safety first organization, VisionSafe has developed an exceptional reputation in the cockpit smoke displacement market. VisionSafe’s relentless focus on safety, innovation and customer support, has led them to become a leader in the space, with units installed on thousands of business, cargo, and passenger aircraft. We’re excited by the growth prospects for the business, and are eager to support VisionSafe as we execute on organic and inorganic opportunities.”

Alderman & Company served as the exclusive financial advisor to VisionSafe for the transaction.