FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Golden Gate Capital Management, L.L.C. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/18/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AEROFLEX HOLDING CORP. [ARX] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, 39TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 15,245,521 I See Notes (1) (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Golden Gate Capital Management, L.L.C. ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER 39TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111	Â	  X	Â	Â
CCG AV, L.L.C. - Series A ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER 39TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111	Â	  X	Â	Â
CCG AV, LLC-Series C ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER 39TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111	Â	  X	Â	Â
CCG AV, L.L.C. - Series I ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER 39TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111	Â	  X	Â	Â
CCG AV, LLC-Series E ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER 39TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jeremy M. Veit, by power of attorney		11/18/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes shares of common stock held indirectly (through their ownership in VGG Holding LLC ("VGG")) by (a) Golden Gate Capital Investment Fund II, L.P., (b) Golden Gate Capital Investment Annex Fund II, L.P., (c) Golden Gate Capital Investment Fund II (AI), L.P., (d) Golden Gate Capital Investment Annex Fund II (AI), L.P., (e) Golden Gate Capital Associates II-QP, LLC, (f) Golden Gate Capital Associates II-AI, LLC, (g) CCG AV, LLC - Series A, (h) CCG AV, LLC - Series C, (i) CCG AV, LLC - Series I and (j) CCG AV, LLC - Series E. The entities listed in clauses (a) through (f) are managed by Golden Gate Capital Management II, L.L.C., and the entities listed in clauses (g) through (j) are managed by Golden Gate Capital Management, L.L.C. (together with the entities listed in clauses (a) through (j) and Golden Gate Capital Management II, L.L.C., the "Golden Gate Entities").
(2)	Each of the Golden Gate Entities disclaims beneficial ownership in the shares owned by VGG, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Concurrently with the consummation of the initial public offering of Aeroflex Holding Corp. ("Aeroflex Holding"), VGG will issue Class B-1 membership interests representing an aggregate of 0.3% of the membership interests of VGG to certain members of Aeroflex Holding's management. Pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreement of VGG, the issuance of such Class B-1 membership interests will reduce the percentage of the membership interests of VGG held by the holders of Class A membership interests of VGG on a pro rata basis. Following such reduction and the consummation of Aeroflex Holding's initial public offering, the Golden Gate Entities will indirectly beneficially own 15,195,250 shares of Common Stock of Aeroflex Holding that are held by VGG.
  Remarks: Form 2 of 2.  Exhibit List:  Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney, Exhibit 24.2 - Power of Attorney.

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