kSARIA (Behrman Capital Portfolio) Acquires TopFlite Components

ITT Acquires kSARIA from Behrman Capital for $475 Million

August 1, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

ITT Inc. agreed to acquire kSARIA, a mission-critical connectivity and cable-assembly manufacturer serving aerospace and defense, from Behrman Capital for approximately $475 million. The deal, announced August 1, 2024 and completed in September 2024, expands ITT's Connect & Control Technologies capabilities by adding engineered fiber-optic and electrical interconnect products and roughly 1,000 employees across six North American sites.

kSARIA Acquires Compulink Cable Assemblies

August 26, 2020

Aerospace & Defense

kSARIA Corporation, a Behrman Capital portfolio company, has acquired Compulink Cable Assemblies Inc., an AS9100-registered manufacturer of high-reliability cable and harness assemblies headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal expands kSARIA's production and engineering capabilities and broadens access to defense, medical and transportation end markets.

kSARIA Acquires Charles E. Gillman Company

February 26, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

kSARIA Corporation, a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, has acquired Charles E. Gillman Company, an ISO9100-registered manufacturer of high-reliability electrical cables and wire harnesses headquartered in Rio Rico, Arizona (with operations in Nogales, Mexico). The add-on expands kSARIA's mission-critical connectivity product portfolio and manufacturing footprint in Mexico to better serve military, medical, and transportation OEM customers; financial terms were not disclosed.

kSARIA Acquires Co-Operative Industries Aerospace & Defense (CIA&D)

October 1, 2019

Aerospace & Defense

Methuen-based kSARIA Corporation, a Behrman Capital portfolio company, has acquired Co-Operative Industries Aerospace & Defense (CIA&D), an AS9100-registered manufacturer of wiring harnesses and interconnect products headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The deal is intended to broaden kSARIA's connectivity product offering and create cross-selling opportunities by combining kSARIA's fiber-optic strengths with CIA&D's electrical interconnect and MRO capabilities.

NAI Group Acquires KSM Electronics

May 23, 2023

Manufacturing

NAI Group, a Troy, Michigan-based interconnect solutions manufacturer backed by Pritzker Private Capital, has acquired KSM Electronics, a Fort Lauderdale-based custom cable, wire harness and electromechanical assembler. The deal expands NAI's aerospace & defense and medical manufacturing capabilities and adds KSM's U.S. and Mexico production footprint to support the combined company's growth.

Firan Technology Group Corporation Acquires FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.

December 20, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Firan Technology Group Corporation (FTG) has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. under a court-approved plan of arrangement, with closing announced December 20, 2024. The deal, which used a mix of cash and FTG shares as consideration (subject to pro-ration and caps), expands FTG's presence in the commercial aerospace aftermarket and adds FLYHT's SATCOM hardware and data/analytics capabilities to FTG's portfolio.