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Arlington Capital Partners
Company typePrivate
IndustryPrivate equity
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
HeadquartersWashington, DC, U.S.
ProductsLeveraged buyout, Growth capital
Total assetsApproximately $4.0 billion
Number of employees
20+
Websitewww.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 $7.0 billion of committed capital out of five investment funds.[1]

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:

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.
  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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