News & Updates
We welcome you to review our recent deal announcements as well as our quarterly and annual reports for updates on the latest trends within M&A.
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KAL CAPITAL Q1 2018 REVIEW
M&A is off to a fast start in 2018. Let's check out the details of the deals and the macroeconomic variables influencing the defense, aerospace, and government services markets. KAL...
KAL CAPITAL ADVISES ON THE SALE OF PRIMEFLIGHT AVIATION SERVICES TO THE CARLYLE GROUP
LONG BEACH, CA, November 13, 2017 -- SMS Holdings Group and The Carlyle Group announced today the sale of PrimeFlight Aviation Services. KAL Capital Markets LLC ("KAL Capital") provided advisory...
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...
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The Dynamic State of Aerospace and Defense M&A
Given today’s environment, M&A activity in the aerospace and defense industry seems to be evolving on a daily basis. Since we last released our Quarterly Industry Review (March 2020), there has been a substantial improvement in key underlying metrics that drive...
December 2, 2019 Update
M&A Spotlight KKR & Co., Inc. to Acquire Novaria Group from Rosewood Private Investments and Tailwind Advisors Novaria Group is a independent supplier of complex, highly-engineered components and specialty processes for the A&D industry. The company is...
September 25, 2019 Update
Private Equity's Aftermarket Spree Continues... The KAL Capital team advised STS Aviation Group on their equity partnership with Greenbriar Equity Group and following the transaction the STS and Greenbriar team has made two additional acquisitions. Earlier this week,...
September 12, 2019 Update
Composites M&A Overview Commercial and defense platform backlogs have driven optimistic forecasts for composite suppliers in the A&D supply chain. Defense has buoyed much of the supplier momentum and increased M&A appetite in 2019. DoD spending highlights...
August 28, 2019 Update
Please see our attached analysis on ISR services M&A in 2019. ISR Services Update
Unmanned Systems Magazine, AUVSI – September 2019
Please see our featured analysis from AUVSI's Unmanned Systems Magazine, September 2019 Edition. Follow the link here.
August 19th, 2019 Update
F-35 Program Update: While the F-35 program jumps into full rate production, a few supply chain dynamics will be at play over the next few months. 1) The dismissal of Turkish suppliers - notably aerostructures manufacturers - will inject additional work back into the...
August 5th, 2019 Update
Thermal management system suppliers have long been a private equity favorite. Last week, Boyd Corp announced the acquisition of Lytron, a market leader in cold plates, chillers, heat exchangers, and liquid cooling solutions. Amidst the influx of recent deal activity,...
June 18, 2019 Update
M&A Deal Spotlight: AIM Aerospace Liberty Hall to Sell Portfolio Company AIM Aerospace to Japan's Sekisui Chemical Co. AIM is a Renton, WA-based designer and producer of advanced composite structures, systems, engine components and thermoplastic technology for the...
June 10, 2019 Update
M&A Angeles Equity Partners, LLC acquired privately held APCT, Inc. APCT is a manufacturer of reliable, quick-turn printed circuit board (PCB) prototypes with global production management capabilities. Founded in 1977, the company provides expertise in design for...
May 20, 2019 Update
M&A Aeromax Industries, Inc. Acquires K&S Enterprises Adelanto, Calif.-based K&S Enterprises is a manufacturer of elastomer products for helicopters, whose product line includes custom seals, sleeves, ducts, and gaskets. Amplitech Group, Inc. to Acquire...
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