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QinetiQ AM General 2021

QinetiQ Ltd. has executed a strategic collaboration agreement with AM General LLC

QinetiQ, the U.K.-headquartered, globally integrated, defense and security company will collaborate with AM General, the U.S.-based, global mobility solutions provider best known for its iconic “Humvee” fleet of military light… Read More

Metalcraft Technologies ARCH Precision Components Madison Dearborn Partners 2021

Metalcraft Technologies, Inc. has been sold to ARCH Precision Components, a portfolio company of Madison Dearborn Partners

MTI is a leading provider of low-volume, high-complexity aerospace components and structural assemblies to blue-chip customers across commercial, military and private aircraft aviation. MTI offers a full range of capabilities,… Read More

Prospect Partners Velocity Aerospace Precision Aviation Group GenNx360 2021

Prospect Partners has sold Velocity Aerospace to Precision Aviation Group, a portfolio company of GenNx360

Velocity Aerospace Velocity is a leading independent maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) platform with differentiated component repair capabilities for major commercial airlines, freighters and regional airlines. Velocity is headquartered in… Read More

Groupe ARM ABIPA Fonds De Solidarité FTQ 2021

ARM Group has merged with ABIPA Canada, a portfolio company of Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Founded in La Chaussée d’Ivry, France, in 1974 by the Couillaud family, ARM Group has established itself as a leading French player in precision machining for the aeronautics industry. Leveraging… Read More

Ocean Avenue Capital Partners and JW Hill Capital have recapitalized Burrana with a new senior credit facility

Client: JW Hill Capital Client Location: United States Target: Burrana Target Location: United States Target Description: Burrana is an industry leading provider of in-flight entertainment, power and wireless equipment to commercial airlines.

J.H. Whitney System 3 Inc Cassavant Gallant Capital 2021

J.H. Whitney Capital Partners has sold Systems 3, Inc. to Cassavant Manufacturing

Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, Systems 3 is a leading specialty components manufacturer of complex flight-safety assemblies and precision machined parts for aerospace and defense applications. The company primarily supports programs… Read More

Operational Solutions Thales JV 2021

Operational Solutions Ltd has signed a co-operation agreement with three areas of Thales Group

Operational Solutions Ltd (OSL) is a leading UK innovator and provider of security, simulation and consultancy to commercial airports, critical national infrastructure and defense. Its FACETM platform is an award-winning… Read More

ARCH Global Precision The Jordan Company ARCH Precision Components Corp Madison Dearborn Partners 20

ARCH Precision Components has been sold to Madison Dearborn Partners

ARCH Precision Components (ARCH PC) is a leading producer of complex, mission-critical components for a world-class customer base across the aerospace and defense, transformative technologies and industrial markets. The company… Read More

Lisi Aerospace LACE Rafaut Group HLD 2021

Lisi Aerospace has sold LACE to Rafaut, a portfolio company of HLD

LACE is a leading mission-critical equipment provider to the military and civil helicopter industry. LACE primarily designs, manufactures and maintains multirole hooks which are used to complete rescue operations and… Read More

Meggitt Leggett Platt 2020

Avica Aerospace Ducting has been sold to Leggett & Platt, Incorporated

Lincoln advised Meggitt PLC in its successful divestiture of Avica Aerospace Ducting. As the exclusive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisor to Meggitt PLC, Lincoln conducted the full sales process effectively… Read More

J.H. Whitney Stevens Manufacturing Essex Industries 2021

J.H. Whitney Capital Partners has sold Stevens Manufacturing Company to Essex Industries

Headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, Stevens Manufacturing Company is a premier manufacturer of precision machined parts and sub-assemblies, primarily used in aerospace and defense rotorcraft platforms. Stevens’ products are utilized in… Read More

Platte River Equity CTS Engines JF Lehman & Co 2020

Platte River Equity has sold CTS Engines to J.F. Lehman & Company

Client: Platte River Equity Client Location: United States Target: CTS Engines Target Location: United States Acquirer: J.F. Lehman & Company Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: CTS Engines is a leading provider of MRO… Read More

Capital Export Proengin Qualium 2020

Proengin attracts Qualium Investissement as a new majority investor

Founded in 1972, Proengin, a global leader of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threat management, designs, develops and assembles chemical and biological detectors using a differentiated and universal technology,… Read More

Liberty Hall Comply365 Luminate 2020

Liberty Hall Capital Partners has acquired Comply365 from Luminate

Client: Liberty Hall Capital Partners Client Location: United States Target: Comply365 Holdings, Inc. Target Location: United States Acquirer: Liberty Hall Capital Partners Acquirer Location: United States Target Description: Comply365 offers… Read More

Evans Capacitor Arcline Investment 2020

Evans Capacitor Company has been sold to Arcline Investment Management

Lincoln worked closely with the Evans Capacitor management team throughout the sale process, providing mergers and acquisitions and industry expertise, as well as managing the preparatory, marketing, due diligence and… Read More

Orienta Partners LMA Banca Ilimity Equita 2020

Orienta Partners has acquired LMA

Orienta Partners acquired a majority stake of LMA S.r.l., a leading producer of highly critical machined structural parts and complex systems installed on wings of aircrafts and helicopters for defense,… Read More

Brad Drake

Bradley Drake

Brad provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services in Lincoln’s Industrials Group, specializing in the aerospace and defense (A&D) sector. He has executed cross-border sell-side and buy-side transactions for leading… Read More

Aerospace & Defense Trends Amidst Turbulent COVID-19 Period

As commercial airlines have made significant cuts to their capacity due to global travel restrictions and demand reductions, coupled with facility shutdowns of OEMs and major suppliers, the commercial aerospace… Read More

Edgewater FMI Spirit Aerosystem 2020

Edgewater Capital Partners has sold Fiber Materials Inc. to Spirit AeroSystems

Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI) is the recognized leader in high temperature composite materials utilized in mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. FMI’s proprietary composite materials are developed using differentiated weaving and… Read More

Micross Insight Equity Corfin Industries Behrman Capital 2020

Micross Components, a portfolio company of Insight Equity, strategically combines with Corfin Industries, a portfolio company of Behrman Capital

Lincoln acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Micross Components and its private equity investor, Insight Equity. Lincoln worked closely with shareholders and management to find the right partner for… Read More

Acorn Growth Companies Aerospheres FDH Audax 2019

Aerospheres has been sold to Fastener Distribution Holdings

Based in Harrow, UK, Aerospheres is a value-added distributor of aerospace chemicals, composites and other consumable materials for maintenance applications. Aerospheres serves many major airlines and maintenance, repair and overhaul… Read More

Icon Polymer Arcline 2019

Icon Aerospace Technology has been sold to Integrated Polymer Solutions, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management

Icon, based in Retford, UK, designs and manufactures custom, highly-engineered polymer components, including engine seals, fabric-reinforced seals, hoses and rubber-to-metal bonding solutions for the aerospace and defence end-markets.  Icon products… Read More

Gallant Cassavant

Gallant capital has acquired Cassavant Machining and Cassavant Assembly & Processing

Target: Cassavant Machining and Cassavant Assembly & Processing Target Headquarters: United States Acquirer: Gallant Capital Acquirer Headquarters: United States Target Description: Cassavant is a recognized leader in designing and machining… Read More

Numet Bromford Liberty Hall 2019

Numet Machining Techniques Inc. has been sold to Bromford Industries

Headquartered in Orange, Connecticut, Numet is a premier manufacturer of high-end, mission critical parts for Pratt and Whitney, GE Aviation and the Department of Defense, with coveted positions on high-growth,… Read More

Nikel Holdings Valencia Rostra Vernatherm Vernet SAS Sterling Square 2019

Rostra Vernatherm has been sold to Vernet

Headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, Rostra is a leading designer and manufacturer of proprietary thermal control solutions and products across the aerospace and defense, automotive and general industrial end markets. With… Read More