Acquisition Announced Sponsor buyer Sponsor exit
Arlington Capital Partners acquisition of Eptec defence division
A$150m enterprise value
Announced Mar 2026 (approx.)
Advisers
Eptec defence division
Target
- Financial adviser
- Legal adviser
Arlington Capital Partners
Acquirer
Not disclosed
- Target
- Eptec defence division
- Acquirer
- Arlington Capital Partners
- Sponsor
- Next Capital, Arlington Capital Partners
- Seller
- Next Capital
- Structure
- Private sale
- Sector
- Defence and aerospace
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Sources
- 22 Mar 2026 Austal suitor Arlington Capital Partners buys Eptec’s defence unit nextcapital.com.au
- 27 Mar 2026 Arlington Capital Partners: Acquisition Of Naval Services Provider Eptec Defence pulse2.com
- 8 Apr 2026 Corrs advises Next Capital and Silverfern on A$150 million proposed sale of Eptec Defence corrs.com.au