Arlington Capital Partners

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.

Arlington Capital Partners invests in the aerospace, defense, government services & technology, healthcare services, business services, and software.

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. 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.

Notable investments
Notable investments have included:


 * Avalign Technologies
 * Advanced Health
 * AdVenture Interactive
 * AEgis
 * Apogen Technologies
 * Cadence Aerospace
 * Cambridge Major Laboratories
 * Centauri
 * Chandler May
 * Compusearch Software Solutions
 * Consolidated Precision Products
 * The Daily Racing Form
 * Endeavor Robotics
 * Exostar
 * Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing
 * iRobot Defense Holdings, Inc.
 * MB Aerospace
 * Merrill Technologies Group
 * Micron Technologies
 * Micropact
 * NLX Corporation
 * Novetta Solutions
 * Ontario Systems
 * Octo Consulting
 * Quantum Spatial
 * Polaris Alpha
 * Secor
 * Signal Tree
 * Stellant Systems
 * Tex Tech
 * TSI
 * Tyto Athene
 * Virgo Holdings
 * Zemax