JLL Partners Acquires LCR Embedded Systems

JLL Partners Acquires Jonathan Engineered Solutions from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners

January 4, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

JLL Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Jonathan Engineered Solutions (JES), a designer and manufacturer of ruggedized enclosures, slides, and vibration isolators used in defense, aerospace and specialty industrial applications. JES is headquartered in Irvine, California with approximately 900 employees; JLL plans to use JES as the base of a new aerospace and defense manufacturing platform and to invest in capacity, technology and strategic acquisitions. Levine Leichtman Capital Partners sold its portfolio company to JLL Partners.

Affiliate of JLL Partners Acquires Emcor Enclosures from Crenlo Engineered Cabs

October 19, 2021

Manufacturing

Crenlo Engineered Cabs, a portfolio company of Angeles Equity Partners, sold its Emcor Enclosures division to an affiliate of JLL Partners. Financial terms were not disclosed; the divestiture enables Crenlo to focus exclusively on manufacturing engineered cabs for off-highway vehicle OEMs while Emcor continues supplying enclosures and consoles to aerospace, defense, data center, and healthcare markets.

Quantum Lifecycle Partners Acquires DCR Systems Group Inc.

December 11, 2024

Environmental Services

Quantum Lifecycle Partners has acquired DCR Systems Group Inc., an IT asset management and disposition provider based in Richmond Hill, Ontario. The deal expands Quantum's end-to-end electronics lifecycle services — including deployment, rental, repair, asset disposition and recycling — and increases the combined company's Canadian footprint and capabilities.

LLR Partners Makes Growth Investment in PCS Software

September 21, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

LLR Partners completed a growth capital investment in PCS Software, a Houston-based provider of an AI-driven transportation management system (TMS). Existing investor Capstreet remains a minority shareholder; LLR's capital will support PCS's organic growth, product innovation, and pursuit of strategic acquisitions.

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires MCR, LLC

August 24, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Washington, DC-based private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MCR, LLC, a McLean, Virginia-based provider of cost analysis, systems engineering and software development services for defense, intelligence and government customers. Arlington said it will partner with MCR's management (which invested alongside Arlington) to increase investments in core capabilities, pursue strategic acquisitions, and accelerate the company's growth.

Littelfuse Acquires Embed Ltd.

April 12, 2022

Software

Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS) has acquired Embed, Ltd., a Coventry, United Kingdom–based embedded software and firmware engineering firm serving transportation end markets. The acquisition expands Littelfuse’s software engineering capabilities to better support increasing electronification and complex software needs in transportation applications.