Cerberus Capital Management Acquires Votaw Precision Technologies
March 24, 2025
Cerberus Capital Management has acquired Votaw Precision Technologies, a Santa Fe Springs, California-based specialty manufacturer of mission-critical hardware and components for aerospace, defense, space and maritime applications. The deal, led by Cerberus' Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities platform, will support investments to expand Votaw's machining and assembly capacity, deepen customer relationships, and broaden its geographic footprint to bolster the U.S. defense industrial base.
- Buyers
- Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
- Targets
- Votaw Precision Technologies
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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