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Arlington Capital Partners Forms New Aircraft Engine Components Supplier

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 4th, 2024

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Arlington Capital Partners Forms New Aircraft Engine Components Supplier

Scott Ransley, CEO of Kinetic Engine Systems. LinkedIn photo.

The private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners on Thursday said it has formed Kinetic Engine Systems, a supplier of precision aerospace engine components for commercial and defense markets. Kinetic Engine Systems was formed through the combination of Arlington’s existing portfolio company Cadence Aerospace, and the newly disclosed acquisitions of Walbar Engine Components, Numet Machining Techniques, and AeroCision LLC. Numet and AeroCision had filed for bankruptcy last summer and were part of the United Kingdom’s Bromford Group. Kinetic’s products include housings,…

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