The Carlyle aerospace and defense team, led by Managing Director Adam J. Palmer, has leveraged its extensive industry experience to pursue proprietary investment opportunities across a wide range of industry sub-sectors. According to Mr. Palmer, “Our extensive experience investing in the defense and commercial aerospace markets over the last twenty-plus years enables us to evaluate opportunities based upon their long-term prospects, recognize value in situations where other financial investors might not, and assist our portfolio companies in executing their business plans.”

On a number of these investment opportunities Carlyle has worked closely with existing management teams who were looking to seize the opportunity within the industry. As an industry-focused financial investor, Carlyle is capable of assisting companies as a knowledgeable source of capital as well as a strategic partner to facilitate the completion of a growth acquisition, recapitalization or going private transaction.

Over the years Carlyle’s aerospace, defense and government services portfolio has included a wide array of companies, including United Defense Industries, Inc., Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., Howmet International, Magnavox Electronics, US Investigations Services, Inc. and ARINC.