Investment Summary

JW Hill Capital and Gemini Investors Invest In Aerospace Contacts

On February 1, 2016, private equity firms JW Hill Capital and Gemini Investors invested in aerospace company Aerospace Contacts

Investment Highlights
  • This is JW Hill Capital’s 1st and Gemini Investors’ 2nd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is JW Hill Capital’s 1st and Gemini Investors’ 71st transaction in the United States.
  • This is JW Hill Capital’s 1st and Gemini Investors’ 4th transaction in Arizona.

Investment Summary
Date 2016-02-01
Target Aerospace Contacts
Sector Aerospace
Investor(s) JW Hill Capital
Gemini Investors
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Aerospace Contacts

Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Aerospace Contacts specializes in manufacturing MIL-SPEC contacts with modified terminations for the aerospace industry and contact assemblies of custom design. This capability includes making wire wrap, PC tail, crimp or solder cup terminations using state-of-the-art screw machines made by tornos, citizen and tsugami. Aerospace Contacts was founded in 1999 and is based in Gilbert, Arizona.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

JW Hill Capital

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

JW Hill Capital is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and building small to mid-sized companies. The Firm targets profitable businesses with $2 to $20 million of EBITDA. Specific areas of interest include engineered systems, products, assemblies or components, industrial, aerospace, defense, nuclear, energy, medical devices, and electronics. JW Hill Capital was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Aerospace) 1 of 3
Type (Growth Capital) 1 of 1
State (Arizona) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2016) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-17 Bandy Manufacturing

Burbank, California, United States

Bandy Manufacturing is a manufacture of hinges that are components for a wide range of commercial and military platforms, delivering over 100,000 hinges per year. The company’s expertise includes proprietary drilling processes that allow the company to manufacture long hinge lengths at very tight tolerances across a variety of materials including titanium, aluminum, stainless steel and bronze. Bandy Manufacturing was founded in 1953 and is based in Burbank, California.

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Investor

Gemini Investors

Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 700M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gemini Investors is a middle-market private equity firm that targets investments in growing and established businesses. Areas of interest include technology, business services, consumer services, healthcare, education, manufacturing and distribution. Gemini looks for companies with $5 to $50 million in annual revenue and typically makes investments of $3 to $8 million in the form of preferred stock and/or subordinated debt. Prospective transaction types include growth capital, recapitalization and buyout situations. Gemini Investors was formed in 1993 and is based in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 71 of 96
Sector (Aerospace) 2 of 2
Type (Growth Capital) 18 of 29
State (Arizona) 4 of 7
Country (United States) 71 of 96
Year (2016) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-01 TGC Components

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Colorado Components is a manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket wheels, tires and wheel accessories for the powersports and golf cart markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-01 Always Best Care

Roseville, California, United States

Always Best Care is a franchisor of in-home care and assisted living placement services. Always Best Care was founded in 1996 and is based in Roseville, California.

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