Tracked deals
4
4 tracked deals across 2016-2026.
Public Company
Manufacturing
Loar Group
White Plains, New York, United States
At Loar, the key to our success comes from carefully listening to our customers and understanding where our skills and acquisition strategy can fill unique gaps within the aerospace and defense supply chain. Loar fulfills customer needs through engineered products, operational excellence and sound financial leadership, with an unwavering commitment to quality assurance to create long-term value for customers and shareholders.
- Focus Areas
- Aerospace Components, Aircraft Interior Hardware, Precision Metal Fabrication
- Website
- loargroup.com
Recent pace
1
1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
2 buyout · 1 addon · 1 divestiture
Loar Group Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 2 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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January 24, 2026
- Buyer
- Loar Holdings
- Target
- Harper Engineering Company
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Loar Holdings completed an all-cash acquisition of Harper Engineering Company for $250 million. Loar said it will combine its operational and engineering capabilities with Harper’s portfolio of aircraft interior latching and securing mechanisms to expand Harper’s aftermarket footprint and support growth from rising commercial aircraft build rates.
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September 6, 2023
- Buyer
- Loar Group Inc.
- Target
- CAV Systems Group Limited
- Seller
- Baird Capital, Baird Capital Partners Europe Limited
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- County Durham, United Kingdom
- Type
- Divestiture
Loar Group Inc. has completed the acquisition of CAV Systems Group Limited (CAV) from Baird Capital, giving Baird a full exit from its 2017 investment. Headquartered in Consett, County Durham, CAV is a provider of in‑flight ice protection and drag‑reduction technologies; Loar said the deal expands its proprietary aerospace capabilities and aftermarket offering.
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- Buyer
- VSE Corporation, Loar Group Inc.
- Target
- Desser Aerospace (Desser Holding Company LLC), Desser Aerospace Proprietary Solutions businesses (including Seginus Aerospace, AOG Aviation Spares, DAC Engineered Products)
- Seller
- Graham Partners, Desser Holding Company LLC
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
VSE Corporation has completed the acquisition of Desser Aerospace from Graham Partners for total cash consideration of $124 million, with a concurrent sale of Desser's Proprietary Solutions businesses to the Loar Group for $30 million (resulting in a net cash outlay to VSE of $94 million). Desser is a global aftermarket distributor of specialty aircraft tires, brakes, batteries and an MRO provider with operations in California, Tennessee, the United Kingdom and Australia; VSE and Loar expect the transactions to expand geographic reach and aftermarket/MRO capabilities.
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January 28, 2016
- Buyer
- The Loar Group, JLL Partners, Inc.
- Target
- General Ecology, Inc.
- Seller
- Richard Williams (Founder of General Ecology)
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Addon
The Loar Group, an affiliate of private equity firm JLL Partners, has acquired General Ecology, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of drinking water purification systems based in Exton, Pennsylvania. General Ecology supplies Versa‑Pure systems to commercial and business aircraft and markets consumer/portable systems under the Seagull and First Need brands; approximately 75% of its revenue is aftermarket/replacement and two‑thirds of revenue is from aerospace end markets.
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