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Top 5: Aerospace & Defense M&A Activity By State (Last 3 Years)
by Stephen Perry on 04/16/2025
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Top 5 |
A&D M&A Activity by State (Last 3 Years) |
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Rank | State | Total Deals (% of US Deals) (with Target in State) |
Top Buyers - Number of Deals (of Target in State) |
Notable Deals with Target in State Target (Target Parent) - Acquirer ($TEV) |
1 |
California |
130 Total Deals (14%) $44.8B Disclosed TEV |
Arcline - 6 KKR - 4 Greenbriar Equity - 4 Sagewind Capital - 3 The Jordan Company - 3 |
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2 |
Virginia |
122 Total Deals (13%) $18.0B Disclosed TEV |
Godspeed Capital - 5 Arlington Capital - 4 Sagewind Capital - 4 Enlightenment Capital - 4 Madison Dearborn - 3 |
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3 |
Florida |
65 Total Deals (7%) $10.6B Disclosed TEV |
Arcline - 3 Madison Dearborn - 3 Airbus - 2 HC Private Investments - 2 H.I.G. Capital - 2 |
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4 |
Maryland |
59 Total Deals (6%) $946M Disclosed TEV |
Enlightenment Capital - 5 Godspeed Capital - 3 Falfurrias Capital - 2 Arlington Capital - 2 The Jordan Company - 2 |
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5 |
Texas |
46 Total Deals (5%) $16.6B Disclosed TEV |
AE Industrial - 2 Cerberus Capital - 2 Loar Group - 1 Bain Capital - 1 GenNx360 Capital - 1 |
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Notes: 'Last 3 Years' represents data from Jan-22 through Dec-24. 'Top Buyers' is not exhaustive, many buyers completed 1 or 2 deals in the time frame. Ranks 6-10 comprised of Massachusetts (42), New York (41), Colorado (36), Ohio (35), and Pennsylvania (27).