M&A Deal Summary

Applied Composites Acquires Alliance Spacesystems

On September 2, 2020, Applied Composites acquired aerospace company Alliance Spacesystems from SolAero

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Applied Composites’ 3rd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Applied Composites’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Applied Composites’ 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-09-02
Target Alliance Spacesystems
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Applied Composites
Sellers(s) SolAero
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) KippsDeSanto (Financial)
Blank Rome (Legal)

Target

Alliance Spacesystems

Los Alamitos, California, United States
Alliance Spacesystems is a provider of high-performance composite structures for spacecraft and other high-tech applications where strength-to-weight ratio, superior stiffness and dimensional stability are key requirements. Alliance Spacesystems is based in Los Alamitos, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Applied Composites

Lake Forest, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Applied Composites is a manufacturer of composite and metallic parts and tooling. Applied Composites is focused on the aerospace and defense, space, and niche and specialty automotive markets, providing high quality, cost-effective parts to these industrial segments. Applied Composites was founded in 1982 and is based in Lake Forest, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Aerospace M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-27 San Diego Composites

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego Composites, Inc. is an aerospace engineering company provides materials and structures technology, product development, testing services, and production to the aerospace and defense community.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

SolAero

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Renewable Energy
DESCRIPTION

SolAero is a manufacturer of highly efficient, radiation-hard solar cells, Coverglass Interconnected Cells (CICs), and solar panels for space power applications. Since 2001, SolAero products have powered 160 successful space missions with zero on-orbit failures. SolAero Technologies was founded in 1998 and is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-11 Vanguard Space Technologies

San Diego, California, United States

Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc. is a provider of spacecraft components and assemblies for military, defense, research, and commercial satellites.

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