Harris Williams & Co. Hires Jon Nemo to Lead its New Aerospace, Defense & Government Services Group
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AEROSPACE, DEFENSE & GOVERNMENT SERVICES

*Aeroflex Incorporated (Plainview, New York)

Leading provider of integrated circuits, radio-frequency (RF) components, and microwave assemblies used in military aircraft, satellites, and wireless communications networks. The company also provides test equipment used in avionics, military, and mobile radio applications.

Has acquired MCE Technologies Inc. (Ann Arbor, Michigan).



*Axletech International, Inc. / Wynnchurch Capital Partners (Troy, Michigan)

Leading supplier of drivetrain systems and components for military and commercial off-highway and specialty vehicles.

Sold to The Carlyle Group (Washington, District of Columbia).



Appriss, Inc. (Louisville, Kentucky)

Leading provider of Software as a Service ("SaaS") solutions to justice and law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, and local levels.

Recapitalized by Bain Capital Ventures (Boston, Massachusetts) and JMI Equity (Baltimore, Maryland).



B.I. Incorporated / Kohlberg & Company (Boulder, Colorado)

Provider of offender monitoring technology and supervision services from a national monitoring center and community-based reentry programs to adult and juvenile offenders on parole, probation, or pretrial release.

Sold to Quad- C Management Inc. (Charlottesville, Virginia).



B.I. Incorporated / Quad- C Management Inc. (Boulder, Colorado)

Provider of offender monitoring technology and supervision services from a national monitoring center and community-based reentry programs to adult and juvenile offenders on parole, probation, or pretrial release.

Sold to AEA Investors LLC (New York, New York).



Bianchi International and Gregory® brand / Huntington Holdings, Inc. (Temecula, California)

Manufacturer and supplier of duty and concealment holsters, belts, and accessories under the Bianchi® brand name, used primarily by law-enforcement, private security, and military personnel, and a leader in medium and large technical internal-frame backpacks and high-end daypacks, satchels, and carrying cases under the Gregory® brand name.

Sold to Armor Holdings, Inc. (New York, New York).



Coast Composites, Inc. / Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company, Inc. (Irvine, California)

Leading designer and manufacturer of large, tight-tolerance composite tooling systems for the defense, commercial aerospace, and satellite communications markets.

Sold to Hampson Industries plc (Brierley, United Kingdom).



Future Metals, Inc. / BancBoston Capital (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)

Distributor of specialty tubing and other metal products for the aerospace industry.

Sold to The Marmon Group (Chicago, Illinois).



Hardigg Industries, Inc. South (Deerfield, Massachusetts)

Leading designer and manufacturer of protective cases for military, law enforcement, industrial, and commercial applications.

Sold to Pelican Products, Inc. (Torrance, CA).



Hawker Beechcraft Line Division (Wichita, Kansas)

National network of seven premier FBOs located in tier one general aviation markets.

Sold to BBA Aviation plc (London, United Kingdom).



*iDirect Technologies, Inc. (Herndon, Virginia)

Leading provider of satellite-based Internet protocol communications technology that offers connectivity for voice, video, and data applications.

Sold to Vision Technologies Systems, a division of Singapore Technologies Engineering (Alexandria, Virginia).



*Integrated Aerospace Inc. / Brockway Moran & Partners, Inc. (Santa Ana, California)

Leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of landing gear systems for commercial and military aircraft.

Sold to Smiths Group plc (London, United Kingdom).



*Med-Eng Systems, Inc. / Schroders & Associates Canada Inc. (Ottawa, Canada)

Leading designer, manufacturer and researcher of personal electronic countermeasure equipment, personal protective systems for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), de-mining, crowd management, and body temperature control.

Sold to Allen-Vanguard Corp. (Ottawa, Canada).



Mercury Air Centers, Inc. / Allied Capital Corporation (Cleveland, Ohio)

Operator of 24 FBOs at 22 airports throughout the United States.

Sold to Macquarie Infrastructure Company Inc. (Houston, Texas).



NORESCO / GFI Energy Ventures LLC (Westborough, Massachusetts)

One of the largest U.S. energy service companies specializing in the development, design, construction, financing, and operation of energy and environmental efficiency projects, performance contracting, and central energy plants. Its clients include various departments of the U.S. government, public housing agencies, school districts, universities, state and local governments, and industrial and commercial businesses.

Sold to Carrier Corporation (Farmington, Connecticut).



Nuclear Security Services Corporation (Willowbrook, Illinois)

Provider of mission-critical, sophisticated product and service based security solutions to the world’s most critical infrastructure including nuclear power generation facilities, petrochemical plants, airports, military bases and other highly sensitive governmental and commercial enterprises around the world.

Sold to G4S plc (West Sussex, United Kingdom).



*Oak Hill Capital Partners / Primus International, Inc. (New York, New York)

Leading provider of composites, metallic parts and integrated assemblies to aerospace OEMs globally.

Has acquired Primus International, Inc. (Bellevue, Washington).



*Oak Hill Capital Partners / Southern Air Holdings, Inc. (Stamford, Connecticut)

Southern Air is a low-cost cargo airline offering wide-body air freight services.

Has acquired Southern Air Holdings, Inc. (Norwalk, Connecticut).



Omniflight, Inc. / Texas Growth Fund (Addison, Texas)

One of the oldest and largest providers of air medical services to the healthcare industry in the United States.

Sold to Wind Point Partners (Chicago, Illinois).



Pelican Products, Inc. / Norwest Equity Partners (Torrance, California)

Global leader in the design, development, and manufacture of unbreakable, watertight protective cases and technically advanced professional flashlights for military, industrial, and commercial applications.

Sold to Behrman Capital (New York, New York).



*Primus International, Inc. / Oak Hill Capital Partners (Bellevue, Washington)

Leading provider of composites, metallic parts and integrated assemblies to aerospace OEMs globally.

Has acquired Walden's Machine, Inc. (Tulsa, Oklahoma).



*TRAK Microwave Corporation / Veritas Capital (Tampa, Florida)

Leading designer and manufacturer of RF/Microwave/Millimeter-wave Integrated Electronics and advanced antenna systems for the global military marketplace.

Sold to Smiths Group plc (London, United Kingdom).



*Tri-Star Electronics International, Inc. / Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (El Segundo, California)

Leading manufacturer of mil-standard electrical contacts, specialty connectors and custom cable assemblies  for the global aerospace and military markets.

Sold to Brockway Moran & Partners, Inc. (Boca Raton, Florida).



TOG Manufacturing Company, Inc. / Green Mountain Partners and Pegasus Management Group (North Adams, Massachusetts)

Leading manufacturer of precision metal parts for the power generation and nuclear submarine markets.

Sold to New England Capital Partners (Newton, Massachusetts).


*Deals based on the previous experience of Harris Williams & Co. professionals.

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