kSARIA Acquires Charles E. Gillman Company

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.

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 (Behrman Capital Portfolio) Acquires TopFlite Components

July 9, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

kSARIA Corporation, a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, has acquired TopFlite Components, a Miami-based manufacturer of mission-critical electrical interconnect solutions. Greenwich Capital Group acted as exclusive advisor to TopFlite; the acquisition expands kSARIA's interconnect product portfolio and manufacturing capabilities for aerospace, defense and other harsh-environment end markets.

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.

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.

Kane Infrastructure Services Acquires Cable Solutions

December 14, 2021

Telecommunications

Kane Infrastructure Services, a portfolio platform of Aterian Investment Partners, acquired Cable Solutions, LLC, a Chandler, Arizona-based provider of structured cabling, fiber optic and inside plant services. The transaction is Kane's first add-on and expands the platform's geographic footprint into the Southwest, strengthening its presence in healthcare, education and other commercial end markets.