Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Triumph Group's Forming and Fabrication Facilities to Create Radius Aerospace

Arlington Capital Forms Kinetic Engine Systems via Acquisitions of Walbar, Numet and AeroCision

January 4, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Arlington Capital Partners formed a new platform, Kinetic Engine Systems, by combining the engine assets of its portfolio company Cadence Aerospace with the newly completed acquisitions of Walbar Engine Components, Numet Machining Techniques and AeroCision. The platform will manufacture precision aero-engine components across six centers of excellence located in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Arizona and Mexico to serve OEMs and aftermarket customers in commercial and defense aerospace.

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Pegasus Steel

June 14, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington, D.C.-area private equity firm, has acquired Pegasus Steel LLC, a heavy steel fabricator that supplies large-scale structures for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers. Pegasus will serve as a new platform for Arlington as management, led by Founder & CEO Tony Deering, remains in place to scale the business to meet naval shipbuilding demand.

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Triumph's Composites Business to Form Qarbon Aerospace

May 10, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Arlington Capital Partners completed the acquisition of Triumph Group, Inc.'s composites business and has established the business as Qarbon Aerospace. The newly independent company will operate large composite manufacturing facilities in Red Oak, Texas; Milledgeville, Georgia; and Rayong, Thailand, positioning it as a specialized aerostructures supplier to commercial, defense and business-jet OEMs.

Red Arts Capital Acquires Radius Logistics

January 21, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Chicago-based private equity firm Red Arts Capital has acquired Vancouver-area third-party logistics provider Radius Logistics. The investment will support Radius’s geographic and service expansion across North America as the company embarks on its next phase of growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

Radius Aerospace Acquires Doncasters' Aerospace Forming and Fabricating Business (UK)

November 19, 2019

Aerospace & Defense

Radius Aerospace, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, acquired Doncasters Group Limited's aerospace forming and fabricating business in Sheffield and Shrewsbury, UK. The acquired business has been renamed Radius Aerospace UK Ltd (Radius Europe) and will operate under its historical Bramah and Shrewsbury names to expand Radius's capabilities and international footprint in engine component forming and fabrication.

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Tex Tech Industries

August 24, 2017

Manufacturing

Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington, D.C.-area private equity firm, has acquired Tex Tech Industries, a Maine-headquartered manufacturer of specialty high-performance textile materials serving aerospace, defense and industrial markets. The deal—completed in August 2017—transfers ownership from ShoreView Industries and positions Tex Tech for growth under Arlington's buy-and-build strategy.