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Arlington Capital Acquires Government Services Provider J&J Worldwide

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

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Arlington Capital Acquires Government Services Provider J&J Worldwide

Steven Kelley, president and CEO of J&J Worldwide Services. Photo: J&J

The private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners on Wednesday said it has acquired J&J Worldwide Services, a provider of a range of services to the Defense Department. Terms of the deal, which includes J&J’s management taking a stake in the company as well, were not disclosed. Based in Texas, J&J has 3,200 employees in 10 countries providing healthcare environmental services, operations and maintenance, base operations support, engineering solutions, and medical maintenance. Its customers include all the military services and the…

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