Charger Investment Partners Acquires Unitech Composites to Expand APEX Space & Defense Systems

Charger Investment Partners Acquires Advanced Composite Products and Technology, Inc.

December 15, 2020

Manufacturing

Charger Investment Partners acquired a majority stake in Advanced Composite Products and Technology, Inc. (ACPT), a Huntington Beach, California-based manufacturer of engineered composite structures. Charger will partner with ACPT's management and the Leslie family to accelerate growth and expand ACPT's leadership across defense, aerospace, automotive and marine end markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

Applied Composites (AE Industrial Partners) Acquires North Coast Composites and North Coast Tool & Mold from Unitech

April 6, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Applied Composites Holdings, the aerospace composites platform backed by AE Industrial Partners, acquired The Companies of North Coast (North Coast Composites and North Coast Tool & Mold) from Unitech Holdings. The add-on strengthens Applied Composites' RTM and tooling capabilities to better serve aerospace, defense and space OEM customers; terms were not disclosed.

JW Hill Capital Acquires Performance Plastics and Angeles Composites Technologies

October 26, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

JW Hill Capital, a Scottsdale-based private equity firm, acquired Performance Plastics, Inc. (San Diego, CA) and Angeles Composites Technologies, Inc. (Port Angeles, WA) from Avantus Aerospace. The transactions expand JW Hill Capital’s aerospace manufacturing portfolio into precision composite aerostructures serving commercial and military OEMs and tier-one suppliers.

UFP Technologies Acquires Universal Plastics & Engineering (UNIPEC) and Techno Plastics Industries (TPI)

July 29, 2025

Medical Devices

UFP Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPT) acquired Universal Plastics & Engineering Company, Inc. (UNIPEC) of Rockville, Maryland, and Techno Plastics Industries, Inc. (TPI) of Añasco, Puerto Rico to expand its film and thermoplastic molding capabilities for the medical device market. UNIPEC (≈$5M revenue, $2M EBITDA) and TPI (≈$10M revenue, $1M EBITDA) will bolster UFP's thin-film and injection-molding capacity for implantable and other high-barrier medical applications; the deals were financed with cash and borrowings under UFP's credit facility.

Teedup Acquires 55 Industries

February 22, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Private equity firm Teedup has acquired 55 Industries, an inspections and precision-machining services provider to the aerospace and defense sector. The deal was supported by a customized $7 million debt financing package from Leonid Capital Partners structured around 55 Industries' government contract backlog to help integrate and scale the business within the national security market.

Charger Investment Partners Acquires PerTronix

December 3, 2021

Automotive

Charger Investment Partners (through an affiliate) completed the acquisition of PerTronix, LLC, a San Dimas, California-based designer and manufacturer of performance aftermarket automotive products. PerTronix's leadership will remain in place and Charger plans to support organic growth and strategic M&A initiatives to expand the platform and accelerate growth; financial terms were not disclosed.