[1] Its headquarters was in Geneva, Switzerland[2] and was majority owned by DEA General Aviation, a Chinese company based in Guangdong.
[5] The CEO of Mistral Engines was Phillippe Durr,[2] and in March 2010, Ana Fontes became the company’s Marketing and Americas Sales Director.
The acquisition was originally intended to exclude drone dual-use technology, meaning military and civilian use, but was eventually included.
According to the Dutch OSINT platform Datenna, DEA General Aviation has no government related shareholders.
[1] Mistral Engines went into bankruptcy, but it was revoked in 2019 by the President of the Court of the District of La Côte and the company was reinstated.