Arlington Capital Partners

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Arlington Capital Partners
Company type Private
Industry Private equity
Founded1999;25 years ago (1999)
Headquarters Washington, DC, U.S.
Products Leveraged buyout, Growth capital
Total assets Approximately $8.0 billion
Number of employees
30+
Website www.arlingtoncap.com

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 $8.0 billion of committed capital out of six investment funds. [1]

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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. The firm is currently led by Managing Partners Matt Altman, Michael Lustbader, Peter Manos and David Wodlinger. 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, their fifth fund closed in 2019 with $1.7 billion raised, and their sixth fund closed in 2023 with $3.8 billion raised. [4] [5] [6]

Notable investments

Notable investments have included:

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References

  1. ↑ "Arlington Capital Partners' portfolio company, BlueHalo, announces the acquisition of Citadel Defense" . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Neibauer, Michael (15 February 2018). "Arlington Capital Partners buy one local firm, will combine with another". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ↑ O'Hara, Terence (30 August 2004). "Arlington Capital Enters New Phase With Second Fund". The Washington Post . Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  4. ↑ Beltran, Luisa (25 August 2011). "Arlington Capital's Third Fund Comes Up 45% Short". PE Hub. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ↑ O'Hara, Terence (10 April 2006). "Novak and Biddle, The Worrywarts of Venture Investing". The Washington Post . Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Arlington closes oversubscribed Fund V on $1.7bn". AltAssets. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. ↑ Kirkland, Rachel (21 October 2019). "Arlington Capital Partners to Invest in AEgis Technologies Jonathan Moneymaker Tapped as AEgis CEO". WashingtonExec. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Kalyanaraman, Srividya (2 January 2019). "Chelmsford's Endeavor Robotics sues defense firm over patents". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Group, Satellite Evolution (2023-09-26). "Arlington Capital partners to acquire Exostar from Thoma Bravo". Satellite Evolution. Retrieved 2023-09-26.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ Mark, Sanchez. "PE investment positions GRAM for additional growth". MiBiz.
  11. ↑ "2017 iRobot Annual Report - Financial Statement Note 4". iRobot Investor Relations. April 10, 2018.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Arlington Capital buys Tex Tech - PE Hub". PE Hub. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2018-05-30.


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