Defense contractor & specialty machine manufacturer
Second-generation Tier I defense contractor
The company is not named and no financial detail is published. What follows is what the owner wanted, what the process ran into, and how it resolved.
What happened
It was an honor to be entrusted with the sale of an 80-year-old, second-generation defense contractor who was a Tier I provider to names like Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, GE, and General Dynamics. Our challenge was finding a buyer who was not only financially qualified but who had the professional chops to work in difficult tolerances and hard-to-cut metals.
The acquirer had to have a proven history such that the iconic customers would welcome the continuity of the relationship and LTAs. We nailed it because difficult is what the Accelerated Team is good at! Best wishes to the acquirer; we’ll enjoy watching you grow this business.
Every closed engagement is described this way. The company is never named, and no figure that could identify it is published (except where permission is granted) — during the process or after it.
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