M&A Deal Summary

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Tyto Athene

On August 27, 2018, private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners acquired business services company Tyto Athene from Black Box

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 38th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 8th transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-08-27
Target Tyto Athene
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Arlington Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Black Box
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Tyto Athene

Herndon, Virginia, United States
website
Tyto Athene is a full-service systems integrator and managed services provider of communications systems for the department of defense and civilian agency enterprise operations worldwide. Tyto Athene was founded in 2000 and is based in Herndon, Virginia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Arlington Capital Partners

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arlington Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on buyouts and recapitalizations in targeted growth industries. Arlington targets US based companies valued between $50 and $500 million with strong potential for organic growth and possible consolidation opportunities. Sectors of interest include business services and outsourcing, aerospace/defense, federal and commercial IT, media, education and training, healthcare services, and manufacturing. Arlington Capital was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 40 of 64
Sector (Business Services) 4 of 8
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 8
State (Virginia) 8 of 17
Country (United States) 38 of 60
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-26 Zemax

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Zemax is a provider of software for optical and illumination designers, engineers, and researchers worldwide. Zemax also offers an application that allows engineers to develop and collaborate through computer-aided design systems. Zemax was founded in 1991 and is based in Kirkland, Washington.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-04 United Flexible

Romeoville, Illinois, United States

United Flexible, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and support of high performance and mission-critical engineered solutions for the transfer of fluids and gases in extreme environments. The Company provides a broad portfolio of product lines including fixed and flexible tubes and precision bellows, which are made to exacting requirements and sold to leading OEMs in attractive end-markets such as aerospace/defense engines and systems, industrial, and power generation.

Sell $345M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Black Box

Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees3,631
Revenue 856M USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Black Box Corp. is a digital solutions provider dedicated to helping customers design, build, manage and secure their IT infrastructure. Black Box delivers high-value products and services through its global presence and approximately 3,000 team members. Black Box Corp. was established in 1976 and is headquartered in Lawrence, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-11 Cloudium Systems

Limerick, Ireland

Cloudium Systems Ltd. is a developer of cloud based software services.

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