About KAL Capital

KAL Capital was founded by two professionals with a common passion for advising entrepreneurs and private equity groups on liquidity events, recapitalizations and capital raises. KAL Capital's core mission is to provide a broad suite of M&A advisory and capital raising solutions for a very targeted client-base. Our vision is to make this a reality by staying true to our targeted industries and to providing long-term focused, unbiased advice to owners of middle-market companies. Our services are flexible and adaptable but always in total alignment with our client's best interests.

AEROSPACE

Serving providers within the tier II and tier III of the aerospace supply chain including build-to-print manufacturing and related services.

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DEFENSE

Servicing providers of mission-critical solutions in support of the US Department of Defense, including both defense-related manufacturing and services.

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AFTERMARKET

Servicing the global A&D aftermarket including providers of ground handling, aviation and component MRO services.

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INDUSTRIAL GROWTH

Servicing a range of rapid-growth industrial niches.

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Recent Transactions

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Fox Valley Metal Tech, a provider of complex, precision metal fabrications for use on naval ships, submarines, combat vessels, and other critical defense application, was acquired by ArmorWorks, a portfolio company of Littlejohn Capital.

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Stack HIP is a market leader of HIP services to aerospace, defense, and medical customers. Stack HIP possesses the largest high-pressure HIP vessels in North America, enabling the processing of the biggest and most complex castings and additively manufactured metallic parts.

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Vian is a global designer and manufacturer of multi-stage lubrication pumps and lubrication system components technology for critical aerospace and defense applications with sole-sourced and proprietary content on the highest volume commercial and military aircraft platforms.

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Unitech Composites is focused on composite design, manufacturing and tooling for the defense, naval and aerospace markets.
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Lake City HT, currently owned by the Davis family, operates out of a single site in Warsaw, Indiana. The site provides HIP and associated heat treatment services. The business predominantly serves the medical orthopaedic implant market but also encompasses aerospace related business.

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Cyclone Manufacturing is a vertically integrated, full-service provider of 3-5 axis machining, sheet metal, fabrication, tube bending, welding and structural assemblies of aerospace structural components. Headquartered in Mississauga, Canada, Cyclone operates four plants in Ontario, Canada and one plant in Kraśnik, Poland with around 700 employees.

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Hypergiant, a leader in AI-enabled solutions for Space, Defense, and Critical Infrastructure was acquired to fuel Trive Capital’s cloud based command and control platform.

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IWG is focused on developing innovative solutions to the issues surrounding on-board water supply and is the world’s leading provider of flight-certified potable water treatment units, on-demand water heaters, aircraft water pumps, compact water modules, and other innovative potable water components.

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Fregata Systems provides military IoT solutions enabling C2, communication networks, and autonomous systems for advanced warfighting architectures.

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Kittyhawk is a leading provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing (“HIP”) services for a variety of industries including space, commercial aerospace, defense, and medical applications.

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ATS has over 5,500 employees and offers full-range ground handling services, including passenger, ramp, and cargo handling, aircraft re-fuelling and de-icing, as well as lounge and concierge services.

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Stroco Manufacturing serves the defense and aerospace industries in both the military and commercial sectors. Its customers include Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Bell Helicopter, and Gulfstream. Stroco specializes in an array of product offerings, including small precision sheet metal and machined parts and assemblies.

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Hitemco is a leading provider of Diffusion and Thermal Sprayed enhanced surfaces – successfully applied across a range of applications and environments.

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CMi is a leading provider of high-performance passive antennas that are engineered for critical space and ground applications.

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Vanguard Electronics has been an industry leader for over 70 years in the design and manufacture of inductors and transformers. Vanguard offers a complete line of RF and Power components ranging from milliwatt chip inductors to 10kVA power transformers.

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Kemco is a manufacturer of complex machine components and assemblies of varying complexity from wide-range of materials including aluminum, titanium and other exotic metals.

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Systima Technologies is a leading manufacturer of energetic components and complex composite integrated systems supporting the defense, space, and hypersonic markets for launch vehicle platforms, as well as insensitive munition technologies, aircraft weapon systems and flight testing.

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FMI Aerostructures is a leading manufacturer of critical structural components and assemblies for the aerospace and defense industry. With 230,000 square feet under roof, FMI is one of the largest independent A&D manufacturing businesses in North America.

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San Diego based, Sentek Global, is a leading provider of systems engineering, cybersecurity, program management and integrated logistics services. Sentek focuses it’s efforts around mission critical services for different branches of the government and military.

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AMRO is a leading manufacturer of precision machined and formed Isogrid and Orthogrid Skin Panels, Primary Structures, Major Assembly Tooling and Ground Support Equipment for the Aerospace, Defense and Commercial Markets.

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Mingo, based in Tulsa, OK, is an FAA-certified repair station specializing in cargo loading systems repair and overhaul and thermal spray coatings. The Company has an extensive library of DER and OEM-approved repairs, strong relationships with aircraft operators globally and market-leading turnaround times.

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ACPT is a manufacturer of highly engineered composite structures for defense, space, aviation, automotive, marine, industrial machinery and subsea telecom applications. Additionally, ACPT has a reputation for designing, prototyping and manufacturing composite products for a variety of blue-chip customers.

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Geodetics builds a suite of low size, weight, and power (SWaP) products for high-precision, assured positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) that are readily adaptable to any system requiring high-fidelity solutions. Additionally, Geodetics produces application-specific LiDAR mapping and photogrammetry solutions.

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AEVEX Aerospace is a leading provider of full spectrum, airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) solutions for defense and intelligence agencies around the globe. AEVEX was acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners and CoVant.

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Aero Pacific manufactures large-footprint, high-precision components and assemblies for the defense and commercial aerospace markets. Aero Pacific was acquired by ARCH Global Precision, a portfolio company of The Jordan Company.

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Valence provides comprehensive metal finishing for high-value mission-critical parts, supporting small and large aerostructure assembly. Valence was acquired by ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Management.

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