M&A Deal Summary

VSE Acquires Desser Aerospace

On July 3, 2023, VSE acquired aerospace company Desser Aerospace from Graham Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VSE’s 7th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is VSE’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is VSE’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-07-03
Target Desser Aerospace
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) VSE
Sellers(s) Graham Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)

Target

Desser Aerospace

Montebello, California, United States
Desser Aerospace is a supplier of aircraft tires and tubes. Desser Aerospace was founded in 1920 and is based in Montebello, California.

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Buyer

VSE

Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector Business Services
Employees1,200
Revenue 860M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

VSE is a diversified professional services company providing engineering, systems integration, technology and management solutions to customers in the defense, homeland security, law enforcement, energy, and environmental industries. VSE was founded in 1959 and is based in Alexandria, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 16
Sector (Aerospace) 7 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 12
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 16
Year (2023) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-05-01 VSE - Federal & Defense Business

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

VSE's Federal & Defense Business provides services to the U.S. Government, particularly to the Department of Defense, United States Intelligence Community, and the Department of State. VSE's Federal & Defense Business is based in Alexandria, Virginia.

Sell $100M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-15 Energetics

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Energetics provides a full spectrum of clean energy consulting services to public and private sector clients. Energetics works with lead investors, innovators, and stakeholders to inform and expedite the development and market success of novel energy technologies, strategies and practices that deliver a sustainable future. Energetics was founded in 1979 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Graham Partners

Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graham Partners is a private equity that targets middle market industrial and manufacturing companies. The Firm seeks to invest in businesses based in the US and also consider investments in Canada and Western Europe. Graham Partners focuses on strong growth potential companies with high return on invested capital, led by experienced management teams in revenues between $30 - $500 million and EBITDA between $10 million and $50 million. The firm typically invests between $10 million and $100 million in equity and the balance via debt and can invest higher than $100 million through co-investments. Broad areas of interest include building products, water management, medical products, consumer products, packaged food & beverage, packaging, aerospace/defense, agriculture, capital equipment, energy related products, home and outdoor, sports and leisure, and transportation services. Prospective transaction types include MBOs, recapitalization and growth capital financing. Graham Partners is an affiliate of The Graham Group was formed in 1988 and is based in Newton Square, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 37 of 37
Sector (Aerospace) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 14
State (California) 6 of 6
Country (United States) 34 of 34
Year (2023) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-01 Damping Technologies

Mishawaka, Indiana, United States

Damping Technologies is an advanced material science company focused on engineered aerospace vibration and noise control applications primarily serving the aerospace, defense, and space end markets. Damping Technologies was founded in 1989 and is based in Mishawaka, Indiana.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-07 Barcoding

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Barcoding is a supply chain automation company that helps organizations be more efficient, accurate, and connected. With its enterprise platform IntelliTrack and extensive subject matter expertise in data capture and automation, labels and printing, connectivity and security, and mobile computing, Barcoding is trusted to build and manage solutions for IT and operations teams around the world. Barcoding was founded in 1998 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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