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Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing Acquired by Crestview Aerospace
KAL Capital Markets (“KAL”) is pleased to announce its role as sell-side investment banking advisor to Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing (“Kemco” or the “Company”) in its acquisition by Crestview...
KAL Capital Advises Karman Missile & Space’s Acquisition of Systima Technologies
The senior leadership team of Systima Technologies, Inc. (“Systima”) has partnered with Karman Missile & Space Systems (“Karman” or the “Company”) backed by Trive Capital...
KAL Capital Advises Forrest Machining’s Acquisition by Endeavour Capital
Based in Valencia, CA, FMI Aerostructures is a leading manufacturer of critical structural components and assemblies for the aerospace and defense industry. With 230,000 square feet under roof and...
KAL Capital Advises Sentek Global Transaction
Deloitte announced today it has acquired substantially all the assets of Sentek Consulting, Inc. (Sentek Global), a San Diego-based systems engineering and cybersecurity firm primarily...
KAL Capital Advises Sale of Space Launch Structures Business, AMRO Fabricating
Trive Capital (“Trive”), the Dallas-based private equity firm, has partnered with the senior leadership teams of Aerospace Engineering Corp. (“AEC”) and AMRO Fabricating Corporation (“AMRO”) to...
KAL Capital Advises Mingo Aerospace Transaction
Sunvair Aerospace Group, Inc. ("Sunvair"), a portfolio company of Blue Sea Capital ("Blue Sea"), today announced the acquisition of Mingo Aerospace, LLC ("Mingo" or the "Company"), a provider of...
KAL Capital Advises Sale of ACPT
Charger Investment Partners ("Charger") today announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Advanced Composite Products and Technology, Inc. ("ACPT" or the "Company"). Financial terms of the...
KAL Capital Advises Sale of Geodetics
AEVEX Aerospace announced today its acquisition Geodetics Incorporated. Geodetics Incorporated, headquartered in San Diego, California, designs, develops, and manufactures commercial high-precision...
KAL Capital Advises Aero Systems Engineering on the Sale to Calspan Corporation
Headquartered in St.Paul, Minnesota, Aero Systems Engineering (ASE) is the leading global provider of mission-critical testing and engineering services to aircraft engine and airframe OEMs,...
KAL Capital Q1 2020 in Review
Please review our full Q1 Report here. Dear Friends, Unprecedented times. Simply put, we at KAL Capital are still trying to get our arms around the profound impact of COVID-19 as it pertains to the...
KAL Capital Advises on the Sale of AEVEX
We are pleased to announce that Trive Capital (“Trive”) has completed the sale of AEVEX Aerospace, LLC (“AEVEX” or the “Company”) to Madison Dearborn Partners (“MDP”) and CoVant (“CoVant”). AEVEX...
KAL Capital Advises on the Sale of Aero Pacific Corporation
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- KAL Capital Markets LLC (“KAL Capital”), an aerospace and defense investment bank, is pleased to announce the sale of its client Aero Pacific...
KAL Capital Year in Review 2018
Dear Friends, We are pleased to present you with our 2018 Year in Review report. KAL Capital Markets finished the year with four closed transactions, all staying true to our core competency of exclusively advising firms within the greater aerospace and defense supply...
KAL CAPITAL Q3 2018 REVIEW
We are pleased to share our Q3 A&D M&A Review. Contents include: Q3 A&D Deal Activity 737 MAX Program Update Aftermarket Update Defense Update: Submarine Focus We hope you enjoy and as always we welcome your thoughts on any material discussed. Please see...
KAL ADVISES AMP’S ACQUISITION OF TRIUMPH PROCESSING – EMBEE DIVISION
LONG BEACH, CA, September 20, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Triumph Group, Inc. (NYSE:TGI) and All Metals Processing of Orange County ("All Metals Processing") announced today the sale of Triumph Processing - Embee Division, Inc. to All Metals Processing, a portfolio...
KAL CAPITAL Q2 2018 REVIEW
The first half of 2018 has come to a close. In our Q2 review we take a deeper look into the most influential deals of the quarter in addition to a continued analysis of macroeconomic variables at play from Q1. KAL Capital AD Newsletter - 2018 Q2
KAL CAPITAL ADVISES BEAVER AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE ON ANNOUNCED SALE TO HÉROUX-DEVTEK
KAL Capital Markets LLC is the exclusive advisor to Phillips Service Industries, Inc. and their subsidiary, Beaver Aerospace and Defense, Inc. on the announced sale to Heroux-Devtek. LONG BEACH, CALIF. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 27, 2018 KAL Capital Markets (KAL Capital), a...
KAL CAPITAL 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW A&D NEWSLETTER
With 2017 wrapped up, lets take a minute to check out some of the most notable M&A transactions and onlooking insights for the A&D market... KAL Capital AD - 2017 Year in Review
KAL CAPITAL Q3 2018 REVIEW
With Q3 wrapped up, lets take a minute to check out some of the most notable M&A transactions and onlooking insights for the A&D market... KAL Capital A&D Newsletter - 2017 Q3
Anticipating New Challenges in A&D M&A
Most aerospace and defense owners have lived through a range of crises, and are intimately familiar with how the unexpected can affect aerospace and defense mergers and acquisitions. They know that a contingency plan is key, but we’ve seen with the pandemic that some...
More Oversight Coming for Defense M&A
Citing concerns about the threat consolidation poses to national security, the Pentagon has announced its intent to increase oversight of defense contractor mergers. In a new report, it outlined a range of recommendations to counteract the reduced competition of a 30...
The Emerging Role of Artificial Intelligence in A&D M&A
Artificial intelligence deals are rapidly accelerating, with GlobalData reporting an average deal value of $159 million. The number will almost certainly increase as technology advances and companies perceive more opportunities. While most growth has occurred in the...
The Role of Cybersecurity in Aerospace and Defense M&A
It’s increasingly a familiar story in aerospace and defense M&A: a potentially lucrative deal gets tanked when cybersecurity becomes an issue. Due diligence reveals a pattern of issues, and the buyer either backs out entirely or demands a decrease in the price. As...
AI Technology Stands Ready to Disrupt Aerospace and Defense Industry
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the capacity to revolutionize the aerospace and defense industry. According to a new report from GlobalData’s Thematic Research ecosystem, some companies are already well positioned to lead the way. They include Boeing and...
PE Sets its Sights on Aerospace and Defense
In the wake of COVID-19’s disruption of the aviation sector, many aerospace and defense companies are not looking for capital investments or weighing a divestment. PE has plenty of idle capital available for compelling opportunities. This interest convergence means an...
KAL Capital Advises Karman Missile & Space’s Acquisition of Systima Technologies
The senior leadership team of Systima Technologies, Inc. (“Systima”) has partnered with Karman Missile & Space Systems (“Karman” or the “Company”) backed by Trive Capital (“Trive”), the Dallas-based private equity firm. The addition of Systima...
How New Cybersecurity Rules Could Shape DoD Contractor M&A
Cyber threats continue to pose a major risk to international security, and companies that fail to heed these threats may be at a significant advantage when bidding for contracts with the Department of Defense. Whether you’re contracting directly or as a subcontractor,...
Tips for Secure Aerospace and Defense M&A as COVID-19 Winds Down
COVID-19 has been a disaster for just about every industry. It’s proven especially challenging for the A&D sector, since cyber criminals are perennially eager to gain access to sensitive data and government contract information. Most deals are still happening...
Aerospace and Defense is Poised for a Comeback
Aerospace and defense are critical to the global economy, with $909 billion in US sales alone in 2019. It’s also a cyclical industry, with broad swings upward and dramatic downturns. 2020 marked one of its worst downturns ever, after a 2019 that promised continued...
Antitrust Enforcement: What Does it Mean for Aerospace and Defense M&A?
Congress has set its sights on tech antitrust enforcement. The primary goal is targeting the big tech companies like Google and Amazon, but no matter how large your business is, tech antitrust enforcement could have major reverberations, especially for M&A. In the...
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