● About Our Skies
Aviation Assets. Operator Alpha.
Our vision is to build the aviation industry's most intelligent and operationally disciplined investment platform; transforming the fragmented lower-middle-market into a unified, high-performance ecosystem where assets, infrastructure, people, and intelligence operate in sync.
We move with conviction
Data backed decisiveness creates edge. When FAA compliance arbitrage exists or succession pressure peaks, we move fast while generalists are still in committee.
We listen first
Every acquisition starts with an operator's eye: asset upkeep, compliance, technician depth, efficiency. Spreadsheets come second. As operators, we can say this: returns come from execution, not financial engineering.
We build trust
Partnership comes before publicity. We’re in it for the long-haul, not the flip. Streamlining compliance, deploy technology, and positioning for strategic partnerships make legacy and value intertwined.
● For Owners
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The Genesis Story
Black Sky Bravo was born from a simple observation as operators when two of our GPs were seeking non-linear growth. The only capital available for operators was either predatory or made you sign your assets away.
That’s when we realized no one is looking at the the best aviation deals in America; the ones that sit between $10M and $50M. Generalist PE firms chase larger targets, especially given the complexity. Regional banks are retreating or want a massive first priority and unsustainable interest rates.
Thousands of founder-owned aviation businesses that keep our skies blue (the ones that keep aircraft flying, pilots trained, and fleets maintained, etc.) face succession pressure, capital constraints, and regulatory complexity with no credible partner in sight.
Enter Black Sky Bravo.
Will Hogsett
Managing Partner
M&A strategist and operational PE architect. Leads capital formation, deal structuring, and portfolio integration. Deep relationships across family offices and institutional capital networks. Track record of five successful transactions with co-founder Beau Bennett.
• Environmental Policy & Global Logistics degrees
• 10+ years coordinating remote field operations
• Fluent in English, Turkish, & Swahili
Managing Partners
Four diverse operators with a single mission and one unified platform.
BSB's managing partners bring a rare convergence: FAA regulatory fluency, hands-on aviation operations, M&A architecture, defense logistics, and technology integration. Pierre Badin and Zeeshan Moha have worked together for years at Stratus 9, delivering complex aircraft transactions and fleet integration in live FAA compliance environments. Will Hogsett and Beau Bennett have successfully closed five deals together. This isn't a team assembled for a pitch deck. It's a partnership forged in execution.
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Will Hogsett
Managing Partner
M&A strategist and operator focused on aviation. Leads capital formation, deal structuring, and portfolio integration. Deep relationships across family offices and institutional capital. Track record of five completed transactions alongside Beau Bennett.
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Zeeshan Moha
Managing Partner
Aviation founder & operator. Built one of the first FAA-approved eVTOL operators in the U.S. Leads investment strategy, deal structuring, and technology integration. Background in law and engineering. Proven partnership with Pierre Badin at Stratus 9.
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Beau Bennett
Managing Partner
Operator focused on defense logistics and government contracting. Leads SAM.gov and GSA strategy, partnerships, and execution. Deep network across defense and dual-use ecosystems. Five completed transactions alongside Will Hogsett.
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Pierre Badin
Managing Partner
Pilot and aviation operator with turbine and multi-engine experience. Leads fleet strategy, aircraft acquisition, and maintenance oversight. Background in engineering and FAA compliance. Proven partnership with Zeeshan Moha at Stratus 9.
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Track Record
See what operator-led capital looks like in practice.
From centralized dispatch to AI-enabled maintenance, from certificate arbitrage to institutional governance. Our playbook transforms subscale operators into platforms strategic buyers compete to acquire.