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

Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners Acquire TRIUMPH for $3 Billion

February 3, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Affiliates of private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners agreed to acquire Triumph Group, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at approximately $3.0 billion ($26.00 per share). The deal was announced in February 2025, will take TRIUMPH private upon closing (expected in H2 2025) and closed in July 2025, with Jorge L. Valladares III named CEO as the company transitions to private ownership to accelerate growth and expand capabilities in aerospace and defense.

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.

Architect Equity Acquires AAR's Aerospace Composites Division (renamed Aeromatrix Composites)

August 31, 2020

Aerospace & Defense

Architect Equity acquired the Aerospace Composites Division of AAR Corporation and renamed the business Aeromatrix Composites. The Clearwater, Florida-based composites manufacturer will operate under Architect's ownership to support growth plans in commercial aerospace and defense, while AAR completed a corporate divestiture of the division.

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

April 22, 2019

Aerospace & Defense

Arlington Capital Partners completed the carve-out acquisition of Triumph Group’s forming and fabrication facilities and launched the business as Radius Aerospace, Inc. The deal creates a pure‑play aerospace forming and fabrication platform serving OEM and Tier‑1 aerospace & defense customers, with plans for organic growth and strategic add‑ons.

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.

Liberty Hall Capital Partners Acquires Quatro Composites (to integrate into AIM Aerospace)

February 1, 2017

Aerospace & Defense

Liberty Hall Capital Partners has acquired Quatro Composites, a supplier of advanced composite structures and thermoplastic components, and will integrate the business into its AIM Aerospace platform. The add-on expands AIM's capabilities into structural composites and thermoplastics, broadening customer, platform and geographic diversification across commercial aerospace, defense and other industrial end markets.