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