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Arlington Capital Partners is a Washington, DC based private equity firm focusing on leveraged buyout and recapitalization investments in middle market companies. Started in 1999, the firm manages $7.0 billion of committed capital out of five investment funds.[1]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC, U.S. |
| Products | Leveraged buyout, Growth capital |
| Total assets | Approximately $4.0 billion |
Number of employees | 20+ |
| Website | www.arlingtoncap.com |
Arlington Capital Partners invests in the aerospace, defense, government services & technology, healthcare services, business services, and software.[2]
History
The firm was co-founded in 1999 by Raymond W. Smith, Paul G. Stern, Jeffrey H. Freed and Robert I. Knibb. Its first fund closed in 2000 after raising $450 million.[3] The second fund closed in 2006 with $575 million raised, their third fund closed in 2011 with $415.5 million, their fourth fund closed in 2016 with $700 million, and their fifth fund closed in 2019 with $1.7 billion raised.[4][5][6]
Notable investments
Notable investments have included:
- Avalign Technologies
- Advanced Health
- AdVenture Interactive
- AEgis[7]
- Apogen Technologies
- Cadence Aerospace
- Cambridge Major Laboratories
- Centauri
- Chandler May
- Compusearch Software Solutions
- Consolidated Precision Products
- The Daily Racing Form
- Endeavor Robotics[8]
- Exostar[9]
- Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing[10]
- iRobot Defense Holdings, Inc.[11]
- MB Aerospace
- Merrill Technologies Group[12]
- Micron Technologies
- Micropact
- NLX Corporation
- Novetta Solutions
- Ontario Systems
- Octo Consulting
- Quantum Spatial
- Polaris Alpha
- Secor
- Signal Tree
- Stellant Systems
- Tex Tech[13]
- TSI
- Tyto Athene
- Virgo Holdings
- Zemax
References
- ^ "Arlington Capital Partners' portfolio company, BlueHalo, announces the acquisition of Citadel Defense". Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Neibauer, Michael (15 February 2018). "Arlington Capital Partners buy one local firm, will combine with another". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ O'Hara, Terence (30 August 2004). "Arlington Capital Enters New Phase With Second Fund". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ Beltran, Luisa (25 August 2011). "Arlington Capital's Third Fund Comes Up 45% Short". PE Hub. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ O'Hara, Terence (10 April 2006). "Novak and Biddle, The Worrywarts of Venture Investing". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Arlington closes oversubscribed Fund V on $1.7bn". AltAssets. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ Kirkland, Rachel (21 October 2019). "Arlington Capital Partners to Invest in AEgis Technologies Jonathan Moneymaker Tapped as AEgis CEO". WashingtonExec. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Kalyanaraman, Srividya (2 January 2019). "Chelmsford's Endeavor Robotics sues defense firm over patents". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Group, Satellite Evolution (2023-09-26). "Arlington Capital partners to acquire Exostar from Thoma Bravo". Satellite Evolution. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Mark, Sanchez. "PE investment positions GRAM for additional growth". MiBiz.
- ^ "2017 iRobot Annual Report - Financial Statement Note 4". iRobot Investor Relations. April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Arlington Capital Partners Announces the Formation of Keel, a New Leader in Defense Manufacturing, and its Acquisitions of Merrill Technologies Group and Metal Trades, LLC". Arlington Capital Partners. 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ "Arlington Capital buys Tex Tech - PE Hub". PE Hub. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
