M&A Deal Summary

Albion River Acquires WesCom Signal and Rescue

On August 4, 2025, private equity firm Albion River acquired safety/security company WesCom Signal and Rescue from Sun Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Albion River’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Albion River’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-08-04
Target WesCom Signal and Rescue
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Albion River
Sellers(s) Sun Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

WesCom Signal and Rescue

Derbyshire, United Kingdom
WesCom Signal and Rescue is a manufacturer and supplier of SOLAS, MED and USCG approved pyrotechnic marine distress signals to the commercial and leisure marine markets. WesCom Signal and Rescue is based in Derbyshire, United Kingdom.

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DESCRIPTION

Albion River is a private equity investment firm that invests only in the defense products & services sector. Albion River was founded in 2013 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-03 Arotech

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Arotech is an engineering solutions company that offers training & simulation and power systems solutions to military, law enforcement and homeland security markets. The Power Systems Division develops special-purpose batteries, smart chargers and electronic components through operations in South Carolina and Israel. The Training & Simulation Division develops, manufactures and markets advanced multi-media and interactive digital solutions for engineering, use-of-force and operator training simulations. Arotech was founded in 1990 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sun Capital Partners

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
Sun Capital's corporate headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

Sun Capital Partners is a large private equity firm focused on leveraged buyouts, equity, debt, and other control investments in North America, Asia, and Europe. Sun looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating experience including underperformers, turnarounds, and special situations. Target companies typically have $50 million to $1 billion in revenue with strong market positions. Sectors of interest include paper and packaging, food and beverages, metals and mining, automotive after-market parts, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, building products, telecommunications, technology, retailing and catalogs, restaurants, manufacturing and industrial. Sun Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 130 of 131
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 34 of 34
Country: United Kingdom M&A 18 of 18
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-05 Sport & Leisure Group

Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

Sport & Leisure Group is a provider of 80 million m2 of installed artificial grass for football, hockey, tennis, American football, rugby, golf and multipurpose sports applications. Sport & Leisure Group was founded in 1989 and is based in Sint-Niklas, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-28 Cotton Holdings

Houston, Texas, United States

Cotton Holdings is an infrastructure support services company for public and private entities throughout the United States and internationally. Cotton provides property restoration and recovery, construction, roofing, consulting, temporary workforce housing, and culinary services to public and private entities worldwide. Cotton Holdings was founded in 1996 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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