M&A Deal Summary

DC Capital Partners Acquires Trident Maritime Systems

On October 13, 2025, private equity firm DC Capital Partners acquired marine company Trident Maritime Systems from Trident Maritime Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DC Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Marine sector.
  • This is DC Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-10-13
Target Trident Maritime Systems
Sector Marine
Buyer(s) DC Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Trident Maritime Systems
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Trident Maritime Systems

Poole, United Kingdom
Trident Maritime Systems is a systems and solutions provider to government and commercial shipbuilders. Trident Maritime Systems is based in Poole, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DC Capital Partners

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 450M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DC Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on making control investments in mid-sized businesses that serve the US federal government. Specific areas of interest include defense, aerospace, intelligence, homeland security, information technology and other operations/maintenance services. The Firm's target investment size is $25 to $75 million. DC Capital Partners was formed in 2007 and is based in Alexandria, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 21
Sector: Marine M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-10-10 AGI

Dorset, United Kingdom

AGI delivers mission-critical systems and technologies to naval and commercial maritime markets, based in Dorset, England.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Trident Maritime Systems

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Marine
DESCRIPTION

Trident Maritime Systems provides turnkey marine systems for government and commercial maritime customers, targeting the new ship construction, retrofit and repair markets. Trident’s integrated maritime solutions include the design, engineering and installation of numerous systems, including electrical distribution, automation and control, HVAC, cargo handling, fire suppression, heavy lift and access, joiner and insulation. The Company supports the largest U.S. Navy vessel programs as well as large commercial shipbuilders and owners. Trident Maritime Systems was founded in 1916 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Marine M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-23 Hoffman Engineering

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Hoffman Engineering provides proprietary situational awareness solutions for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications. Hoffman Engineering was founded in 1955 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

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