Aerospace & Defense Acquisitions in North Carolina

NexTech Solutions (NTS) has acquired Vidterra, a developer of edge-deployed video distribution software, to expand NTS's edge software and digital ISR capabilities. Vidterra's technology streamlines processing, fusion and delivery of video and sensor data in disconnected and low-SWaP environments; the Vidterra team will remain intact and continue supporting existing customers as capabilities are integrated across NTS.

Torque Capital Group has acquired Joe Gibbs Manufacturing Solutions from Joe Gibbs Racing and rebranded the business as JGA Space & Defense. The company will focus on supplying advanced specialty composites, precision-machined aerospace and defense components, and rocket propulsion assemblies, and will expand into a ~60,000 sq. ft. facility in Huntersville, North Carolina to support growth into the space and defense supply chain.

AAR Corp. has acquired HAECO Americas from HAECO Group for $78 million in cash, expanding AAR's heavy maintenance footprint with two facilities in Greensboro, North Carolina and Lake City, Florida. The deal adds roughly 1,600 employees and comes with multi-year heavy maintenance contracts worth over $850 million, which effectively sell out the acquired facilities and support AAR's Repair & Engineering growth strategy.

Anduril Industries has acquired Blue Force Technologies, a North Carolina-based developer and manufacturer of large autonomous aircraft and composite aerostructures, including the Fury group‑5 autonomous air vehicle. The acquisition expands Anduril's autonomous portfolio into large, high-performance unmanned aircraft and will support expanded manufacturing operations in North Carolina; terms were not disclosed.

Bernhard Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Duotech Services, a Franklin, North Carolina-based provider of repair, remanufacturing, and engineering solutions for radar and related systems, to expand its newly launched government services platform. Terms were not disclosed; Duotech will retain its headquarters and management team and will join Bernhard Capital's government services platform alongside the Federal & Defense business of VSE Corporation.

Jetcraft, the global leader in business aircraft sales and trading, has acquired Corporate Fleet Services (CFS Jets), a Cornelius, North Carolina-based broker specializing in turboprops, light and midsize business jets. The firms will continue to operate individually while CFS Jets is now “powered by Jetcraft,” expanding Jetcraft’s product expertise, inventory and North American presence.

FDH, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, has acquired BTC Electronic Components, a Wake Forest, North Carolina-based specialty distributor of high-performance connectors serving aerospace, military and industrial end markets. The acquisition is an add-on to FDH that expands its product offering into electronic connectors and strengthens its OEM and MRO capabilities.

JW Hill Capital partnered with Brisbane-based digEcor to acquire the commercial in-flight entertainment (IFE) business from Collins Aerospace and combine the assets under the new global brand Burrana. The deal brings together Collins/Rockwell Collins' PAVES product lines and digEcor's cabin technology portfolios to create a larger IFE and cabin-technology competitor serving airlines worldwide; financial terms were not disclosed.