J.F. Lehman & Company Acquires Majority Stake in Wellman Dynamics

TRM Equity Acquires Wellman Dynamics

July 29, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

TRM Equity II, a Michigan-based private equity firm, has acquired all equity of WDC Acquisition LLC, doing business as Wellman Dynamics, a Creston, Iowa-based aerospace foundry that manufactures large, complex magnesium and aluminum castings for defense and commercial aerospace customers. The transaction closed July 29, 2022; Wellman employs approximately 350 people and has operated in Creston since 1965.

J.F. Lehman & Company Makes Growth Investment in Trillium Engineering

March 31, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

J.F. Lehman & Company’s investment affiliate has made a substantial growth investment in Trillium Engineering, a Hood River, Oregon-based designer and manufacturer of camera gimbals for unmanned aerial systems. Trillium’s founders and employees remain material shareholders and will continue to lead the company as JFLCO supports the firm’s technical and commercial expansion into defense and international UAS markets.

J.F. Lehman & Company Acquires Atomic Transport

February 20, 2025

Environmental Services

J.F. Lehman & Company (through an investment affiliate) has acquired Atomic Transport, a Chattanooga-based specialized waste transport and transfer station management company. Comvest Partners (Comvest Credit Opportunities) sold its stake in Atomic; Atomic founders and management rolled equity and will continue to lead the business as JFLCO supports growth initiatives across the company's 30 terminals in 19 states.

J.F. Lehman & Company Acquires Majority Stake in Wrist (W.S.S. Holding A/S)

March 11, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO) has acquired a majority shareholding in W.S.S. Holding A/S and its subsidiaries (Wrist), partnering with current sponsor Altor Equity Partners and Wrist’s management, who will remain significant shareholders. Headquartered in Aalborg, Denmark, Wrist is a global maritime supply and logistics provider with ~2,275 employees operating across 35+ locations and serving 750+ ports; JFLCO will support the company’s growth, digitalization and global supply network expansion.

J.F. Lehman & Company Acquires Mission Microwave Technologies

March 14, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

An investment affiliate of J.F. Lehman & Company has acquired Mission Microwave Technologies, a Cypress, California-based maker of solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs) and block upconverters (BUCs) for satellite communications. Debt financing for the transaction was led by Barings and co-led by PennantPark and SMBC; prior majority shareholders (affiliates of GaAs Labs LLC), founders and management will remain material shareholders.

Baird Capital Makes Minority Investment in JMAN Group

June 1, 2023

Data & Analytics

Baird Capital's Global Private Equity Fund made a minority investment in JMAN Group to support the data consultancy's international growth and expansion of its data-led solutions, with a specific focus on North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.