Arlington Capital Partners has launched Verus Aerospace
, a new brand in the aerostructure components market for the aerospace, defense, and space industries that was created from existing portfolio companies of the private equity firm.
Verus is based in Anaheim, Calif., and has more than 500 employees and 500,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The company is comprised of Perfekta, Precision Machine Works, Arden Engineering, and Premier Processing and Quality.
Arlington Capital said that Verus serves all major prime defense contractors including Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC], and Boeing [BA]. Verus also supports” several next-generation platforms in the defense space and has sizeable exposure to the F-35 platform,” it said.
Verus is led by Brian Bentley as CEO. He previously was with Perfekta and another Arlington Capital company, Cadence Aerospace, according to his LinkedIn profile.
“Verus Aerospace is uniquely positioned as one of the few remaining private aerostructure businesses of scale,” Bentley said in a statement. “Our engineering prowess, vertical integration and state-of-the-art capabilities enable us to provide significant cost advantages and support our customers throughout the product life-cycle.”
Verus has machining platforms the reach from 10 feet to 60 feet and specializes in manufacturing long and large components. The company’s core competencies are in high-speed machining, hard metal manufacturing, large monolithic structures, deep pocket machining, and special processing including metal finishing coatings, non-destructive testing, priming, and painting. The company has centers of excellence in California, Kansas, and Washington.