Searching for investments to acquire for defense industry

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April 08, 2024

by a searcher from George Mason University in Manassas, VA, USA

I have identified 4-5 smaller manufacturing businesses in the aerospace, defense and defense-adjacent industries. I’m looking for investment to purchase 2-3 of these, merge them, and expand the DoD business, as well as incorporate tech R&D to create new products
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from Biola University in North Tustin, CA, USA
Similar opportunity here in SoCal stretching from San Diego to Ventura counties. Lots of small to mid sized shops in the $1M to $5M range serving commercial/industrial, medical, and mil/aero markets. Most owners are older and haven’t modernized processes for efficiency and scale so should be room for adding value pretty quickly. Imagine could easily roll-up several of these to generate ~$2M+ in EBITDA.
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from University of California, Santa Cruz in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Is there any real estate included, or has an option to purchase, in the deals you have identified? We structure real estate sale leasebacks simultaneous to M&A deals, proceeds can often serve as part of the capital stack to acquire the underlying business.

Happy to discuss if this strategy could be a fit. You can reach me at redacted
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