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

WSB Acquires Civil Infrastructure Associates (CIA) to Expand Southeast Municipal Engineering Platform

August 20, 2026

Engineering Services

WSB LLC acquired Civil Infrastructure Associates, LLC (CIA), a municipal engineering firm supporting the Nashville metropolitan area. The deal expands WSB’s municipal, environmental, water and wastewater, aviation infrastructure, surveying, GIS, and infrastructure funding assistance capabilities, strengthening its Southeast footprint. CIA’s leadership will join the combined organization as services are integrated and a coordinated go-to-market approach is developed for 2026.

American Industrial Acquisition Corporation Acquires KI USA Corporation

November 21, 2024

Manufacturing

An affiliate of American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) has acquired KI USA Corporation from Keiaisha Co., Ltd. The deal includes KI USA’s Berea, Kentucky manufacturing facility and its subsidiary in Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico; AIAC intends to maintain technical support from Keiaisha during transition and pursue additional long‑term automotive contracts.

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 (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.

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 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.