M&A Deal Summary

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Qarbon Aerospace

On August 3, 2020, private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners acquired aerospace company Qarbon Aerospace from Triumph Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 6th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 46th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-08-03
Target Qarbon Aerospace
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Arlington Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Triumph Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Qarbon Aerospace

Red Oak, Texas, United States
Qarbon Aerospace is a provider of large, complex structural components and assemblies such as fuselages, wings, flight control surfaces, and engine nacelles. The Company operates nearly two million square feet of factory space across three facilities located in Red Oak, Texas, Milledgeville, Georgia, and Rayong, Thailand. Qarbon Aerospace has vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities from component fabrication through the large-scale assembly as well as proprietary thermoplastics technologies. The Company has longstanding relationships with blue-chip OEM customers and a diversified product portfolio across a variety of successful commercial, defense, and business jet platforms. Qarbon Aerospace is based in Red Oak, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Arlington Capital Partners

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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 49 of 64
Sector (Aerospace) 6 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 8
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 46 of 60
Year (2020) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-08 J&J Worldwide Services

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

J&J Worldwide Services (J&J) provides facility services to the United States Federal Government and civilian customers through its Healthcare & Medical Solutions, Mission Support Solutions, and Engineering Solutions business segments. The company has developed a comprehensive portfolio of aseptic cleaning and maintenance services for military hospitals and clinics as well as a wide array of facility management, operational support, and integrated asset management services for Department of Defense (DoD) military bases. J&J Worldwide Services is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-19 Centauri

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Centauri is a technology-driven company providing high-end, creative software and engineering solutions to critical national security missions across space, cyber, ISR, missile defense, and intelligence domains.

Sell $827M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Triumph Group

Berwyn, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Aerospace
Employees4,530
Revenue 1.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Triumph Group is an entity which designs, engineers, manufactures, overhauls, and repairs aircraft components, including mechanical controls, avionics, instrumentation, engine accessories, and auxiliary power units. Triumph Group was founded in 1993 and is besed in Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 11
Sector (Aerospace) 7 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 8 of 11
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 11
Year (2020) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-29 Radius Aerospace

Hot Springs, Arizona, United States

Radius Aerospace is a provider of fabrications and other vertically integrated products and solutions primarily to OEM and Tier 1 Aerospace & Defense customers. Radius also has locations in Shelbyville, IN; Fort Worth, TX; Phoenix, AZ; and San Diego, CA. Across its five locations, the Company specializes in all forming methods, including titanium sol-gel coating, metal bonding, specialty alloy welding, stretch forming, hydroforming, welding, brazing, processing, titanium SPF forming and aluminum and titanium chemical milling, among other capabilities. Radius Aerospace is based in Hot Springs, Arizona.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-04 Triumph Group - G650/700 Assets

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Triumph Group's G650/700 Assets include supply chain management, engineering services, and related tooling, inventory, facilities, personnel, and warranty obligations of G650 program. Its non-core structures manufacturing the G650 wing production lines are based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Nashville, Tennessee.

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