Arlington Capital Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Arlington Capital Partners has acquired 4 companies.

Arlington Capital Partners’ most common sectors for investment areinformation technology (25%) and business services (14%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%) and secondary buyout (25%). In total, Arlington Capital Partners has invested in 26 US states and 3 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Daily Racing Form for $200M.

In the last 3 years, Arlington Capital Partners has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%). Arlington Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2020 when it sold Centauri for $827M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity92
    • M&A Buy Activity58
    • M&A Sell Activity34
  • Total Sectors Invested 18
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 32
  • M&A Advisors 12

Arlington Capital Partners

Arlington Capital Partners

5425 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200,
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
United States
(202) 337-7500
www.arlingtoncap.com
requestinfo@arlingtoncap.com

Arlington Capital Partners is a middle-market private equity firm focused on buyouts and recapitalizations in targeted growth industries. Arlington targets US based companies valued between $50 and $500 million with strong potential for organic growth and possible consolidation opportunities. Sectors of interest include business services and outsourcing, aerospace/defense, federal and commercial IT, media, education and training, healthcare services, and manufacturing. Arlington Capital was formed in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington DC.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Business Services, Defense, Education, Electronics, Engineering, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Life Science, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Publishing, Safety/Security, Software, Technology Hardware

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Divestiture, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 50 500
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 50 4 1 3 - - 58
vol $245M $245M
Sell (0.6/yr) # 31 2 1 - - - 34
vol $2.9B $2.9B
  92

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Integrated Data Services, Inc. 2023-08-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
El Segundo, California · www.get-integrated.com
Pegasus Steel LLC 2023-06-14 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Goose Creek, South Carolina · www.pegasussteel.com
Avian Vaccine Services LLC 2023-01-05 - Divestiture
Norwich, Connecticut · www.avsbio.com
Octo Consulting Group 2022-12-07 - Add-on Acquisition
Reston, Virginia · www.octo.us
Millstone Medical Outsourcing LLC 2022-01-11 - Secondary Buyout
Fall River, Massachusetts · www.millstonemedical.com
Systems Planning & Analysis, Inc. 2021-10-06 - Secondary Buyout
Alexandria, Virginia · www.spa.com
MCR LLC 2021-10-06 - Merger
McLean, Virginia · www.mcri.com
MCR LLC 2021-08-24 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
McLean, Virginia · www.mcri.com
Stellant Systems 2021-08-03 - Divestiture
Torrance, California · www.stellantsystems.com
TRP Infrastructure Services 2021-07-12 - Secondary Buyout
Fort Worth, Texas · www.trpinfrastructure.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Tex Tech Industries, Inc. 2017-08-24 SGL Carbon - Business Activities 2023-02-16 2
Kernersville, North Carolina · www.textechindustries.com Gardena, California
Systems Planning & Analysis, Inc. 2021-10-06 Metron - Operations Research & Cyber Analysis 2022-09-06 3
Alexandria, Virginia · www.spa.com Reston, Virginia
Systems Planning & Analysis, Inc. 2021-10-06 MCR LLC 2021-10-06 2
Alexandria, Virginia · www.spa.com McLean, Virginia · www.mcri.com
Forged Solutions Group 2019-11-18 Firth Rixson Forgings Ltd. 2019-12-02 4
Matlock, United Kingdom · www.forgedsolutionsgroup.com Matlock, United Kingdom
Radius Aerospace, Inc. 2019-01-29 Radius Aerospace UK Ltd. 2019-11-19 1
Hot Springs, Arizona · www.radiusaerospace.com Sheffield, United Kingdom
Forged Solutions Group 2019-11-18 Doncasters Group Ltd. - Blaenavon Forging Business 2019-11-18 3
Matlock, United Kingdom · www.forgedsolutionsgroup.com Burton-upon-Tren, United Kingdom
Cadence Aerospace LLC 2017-11-14 B&E Group LLC - OEM Manufacturing Division 2019-11-06 4
Anaheim, California · www.cadenceaerospace.com Southwick, Massachusetts
Cadence Aerospace LLC 2017-11-14 B&E Group LLC 2019-11-06 3
Anaheim, California · www.cadenceaerospace.com Southwick, Massachusetts · www.beaerospacegroup.com
Tex Tech Industries, Inc. 2017-08-24 Tex Tech Coatings LLC 2019-05-02 1
Kernersville, North Carolina · www.textechindustries.com Kernersville, North Carolina

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Information Technology 2 (11%) - 14 (24%) -
Business Services 4 (21%) - 8 (14%) -
Aerospace 3 (16%) - 6 (10%) -
Software 1 (5%) - 5 (9%) -
Media - - 4 (7%) 200M (82%)
Life Science 3 (16%) - 4 (7%) -
Electronics 1 (5%) - 3 (5%) -
Manufacturing 1 (5%) - 3 (5%) -
Medical Products 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
Technology Hardware - - 1 (2%) 45M (18%)
Apparel/Textiles 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (2%) -
Construction 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Education - - 1 (2%) -
Information Services - - 1 (2%) -
Marketing - - 1 (2%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Semiconductors - - 1 (2%) -
Total 19 - 58 $245M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 17 (89%) - 54 (93%) 245M (100%)
  Virginia 3 (16%) - 13 (22%) -
  California 4 (21%) - 5 (9%) -
  Texas 3 (16%) - 3 (5%) -
  Wisconsin - - 3 (5%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) 45M (18%)
  Arizona 1 (5%) - 2 (3%) -
  Washington - - 2 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (3%) -
  Indiana - - 2 (3%) -
  Illinois - - 2 (3%) -
  Colorado - - 2 (3%) -
  South Carolina 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Oregon 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  North Carolina 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Michigan 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Connecticut 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  New York - - 1 (2%) 200M (82%)
  Vermont - - 1 (2%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (2%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (2%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (2%) -
  Kansas - - 1 (2%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (2%) -
United Kingdom 1 (5%) - 3 (5%) -
Canada 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
  Ontario 1 (5%) - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 17 (89%) - 54 (93%) 245M (100%)
Cross-border 2 (11%) - 4 (7%) -
Total 19 - 58 $245M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 5 (26%) - 22 (38%) -
Secondary Buyout 7 (37%) - 14 (24%) 200M (82%)
Divestiture 5 (26%) - 8 (14%) 45M (18%)
Consolidation 1 (5%) - 5 (9%) -
Growth Capital 1 (5%) - 5 (9%) -
Recapitalization - - 2 (3%) -
Acquisition Financing - - 1 (2%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 1 (2%) -
Total 19 - 58 $245M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 14 (41%) 2.4B (82%)
Secondary Sale 10 (29%) 212M (7%)
Merger 6 (18%) -
Trade Sale 4 (12%) 300M (10%)
Total 34 $2.9B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
 1
Houlihan Lokey
 1
The Chertoff Group
 1
Legal Deals
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
 4
Morrison & Foerster LLP
 2
Kirkland & Ellis
 2

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $200M
< $100M 1 $45M
TOTAL $245M
Largest Daily Racing Form, Inc.
$200M (2007-10-22)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 8 $2.8B
< $100M 1 $62M
TOTAL $2.9B
Largest Centauri
$827M (2020-08-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
28%
16 (28%)
Strategic(s)
14%
8 (14%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
29%
10 (29%)
Strategic(s)
68%
23 (68%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

7.0B USD

Established

1999

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Matthew Altman

Managing Partner

Michael Lustbader

Managing Partner

Peter Manos

Managing Partner

C. Malcolm Little

Partner

David Wodlinger

Partner

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