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Arlington Capital Partners Acquires Zemax

On October 24, 2014, private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners acquired software company Zemax from Radiant Vision Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 27th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Arlington Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Washington.
Investment Fate
  • Zemax was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2018.
  • Zemax was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2021.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-10-24
Target Zemax
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Arlington Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Radiant Vision Systems
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

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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Buyer

Arlington Capital Partners

Bethesda, 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 28 of 67
Sector: Software M&A 3 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 8
State: Washington M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 27 of 63
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-11 VIRGO Publishing

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

VIRGO Publishing LLC is an integrated business to business information services company delivering trade shows and conferences, print and electronic media, education and training, and value-added business services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-13 Micron Technologies

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

Micron Technologies, Inc. is a provider of particle size engineering technologies for bioavailability enhancement of pharmaceuticals.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Radiant Vision Systems

Redmond, Washington, United States
Category Company
Founded 2011
Sector Technology Hardware
DESCRIPTION

Radiant Vision Systems LLC is a designer, tester and measurement business for creating optical systems and measuring light and color.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Washington M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-25 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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