Arlington_Capital_Partners

Arlington Capital Partners

Arlington Capital Partners

Private equity firm

Arlington Capital Partners is a Washington, DC based private equity firm focusing on leveraged buyout and recapitalization investments in middle market companies. Started in 1999, the firm manages $7.0 billion of committed capital out of five investment funds.[1]

Quick Facts Company type, Industry ...

Arlington Capital Partners invests in the aerospace, defense, government services & technology, healthcare services, business services, and software.[2]

History

The firm was co-founded in 1999 by Raymond W. Smith, Paul G. Stern, Jeffrey H. Freed and Robert I. Knibb. Its first fund closed in 2000 after raising $450 million.[3] The second fund closed in 2006 with $575 million raised, their third fund closed in 2011 with $415.5 million, their fourth fund closed in 2016 with $700 million, and their fifth fund closed in 2019 with $1.7 billion raised.[4][5][6]

Notable investments

Notable investments have included:

  • Avalign Technologies
  • Advanced Health
  • AdVenture Interactive
  • AEgis[7]
  • Apogen Technologies
  • Cadence Aerospace
  • Cambridge Major Laboratories
  • Centauri
  • Chandler May
  • Compusearch Software Solutions
  • Consolidated Precision Products
  • The Daily Racing Form
  • Endeavor Robotics[8]
  • Exostar[9]
  • Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing[10]
  • iRobot Defense Holdings, Inc.[11]
  • MB Aerospace
  • Merrill Technologies Group[12]
  • Micron Technologies
  • Micropact
  • NLX Corporation
  • Novetta Solutions
  • Ontario Systems
  • Octo Consulting
  • Quantum Spatial
  • Polaris Alpha
  • Secor
  • Signal Tree
  • Stellant Systems
  • Tex Tech[13]
  • TSI
  • Tyto Athene
  • Virgo Holdings
  • Zemax

References

  1. [1]
    "Arlington Capital Partners' portfolio company, BlueHalo, announces the acquisition of Citadel Defense". Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Neibauer, Michael (15 February 2018). "Arlington Capital Partners buy one local firm, will combine with another". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. [3]
    O'Hara, Terence (30 August 2004). "Arlington Capital Enters New Phase With Second Fund". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. [4]
    Beltran, Luisa (25 August 2011). "Arlington Capital's Third Fund Comes Up 45% Short". PE Hub. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. [5]
    O'Hara, Terence (10 April 2006). "Novak and Biddle, The Worrywarts of Venture Investing". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Arlington closes oversubscribed Fund V on $1.7bn". AltAssets. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. [7]
    Kirkland, Rachel (21 October 2019). "Arlington Capital Partners to Invest in AEgis Technologies Jonathan Moneymaker Tapped as AEgis CEO". WashingtonExec. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  8. [8]
    Kalyanaraman, Srividya (2 January 2019). "Chelmsford's Endeavor Robotics sues defense firm over patents". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  9. [9]
    Group, Satellite Evolution (2023-09-26). "Arlington Capital partners to acquire Exostar from Thoma Bravo". Satellite Evolution. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  10. [10]
    Mark, Sanchez. "PE investment positions GRAM for additional growth". MiBiz.
  11. [11]
    "2017 iRobot Annual Report - Financial Statement Note 4". iRobot Investor Relations. April 10, 2018.
  12. [12]
    "Arlington Capital Partners Announces the Formation of Keel, a New Leader in Defense Manufacturing, and its Acquisitions of Merrill Technologies Group and Metal Trades, LLC". Arlington Capital Partners. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  13. [13]
    "Arlington Capital buys Tex Tech - PE Hub". PE Hub. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2018-05-30.


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