M&A Deal Summary

Trive Capital Acquires IFA

On February 26, 2025, private equity firm Trive Capital acquired aerospace company IFA from BGF

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Trive Capital’s 5th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Trive Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-02-26
Target IFA
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Trive Capital
Sellers(s) BGF
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

IFA

Sheffield, United Kingdom
IFA is a manufacturer of high-integrity, open-die forged components for OEMs and tier-one suppliers within the aerospace, nuclear, power generation, marine, and oil and gas sectors. IFA was founded in 2001 and is based in Sheffield, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Trive Capital

Dallas, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Trive Capital is a hands-on, operationally-focused private equity firm that targets complex or special situations in 'out of favor' but protected market niches. The Firm will consider businesses throughout North America offering differentiated products/services with leading/defensible industry positions. Trive looks to commit $10 to $300 million per investment in businesses generating revenues of $40 million to $1.5 billion. Sectors of interest include automotive, transportation, aerospace/defense, building products, construction, infrastructure, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, chemicals, distribution, consumer goods, energy services, business services, and communications. Trive Capital was founded in 2012 and is based in Dallas, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 55 of 56
Sector: Aerospace M&A 5 of 6
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-22 Mo’Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food

North Logan, Utah, United States

Mo’Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food is a six-unit Hawaiian-style restaurant chain. Mo’Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food was established in 2016 and is based in North Logan, Utah.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-03 Canopy Aerospace & Defense

Dallas, Texas, United States

Canopy Aerospace & Defense manufactures and delivers specialised materials with exceptional insulative, absorptive, and signal-reducing characteristics to the space and defence markets. Canopy Aerospace & Defense is based in Dallas, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BGF

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 2.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Business Growth Fund (BGF) is a private investment firm focused on early and growth-stage investing across the UK. The Firm also invests in publicly traded companies. BGF's growth team looks to invest £1 to £15 million in small to mid-sized companies looking for additional capital to pursue growth. BGF was established in 2011 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 130 of 131
Sector: Aerospace M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 32 of 32
Country: United Kingdom M&A 124 of 125
Year: 2025 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-13 Paperchase

London, United Kingdom

Paperchase is a hospitality accountancy and consultancy firm. For the last 30 years we have been helping restaurants, pubs, bars and hotels open, manage and grow their operations by providing a suite of bespoke projection, analytical and bookkeeping services. Paperchase was founded in 1989 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-03 OCL Vision

London, United Kingdom

OCL Vision is an ophthalmic healthcare group, delivering specialist eye care services from its clinics. OCL Vision offers patients comprehensive eye care by eye surgeons together with state-of-the-art technology for exceptional care. OCL Vision was founded in 2018 and is based in London, United KIngdom.

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