Capitol Meridian Partners and Stellex Capital Management have acquired Beaufort, the aerospace and defense survival equipment division of Survitec. The carve-out establishes Beaufort as an independent operating company backed by Capitol Meridian and Stellex.
Founded within Survitec, Beaufort designs and manufactures aircrew equipment assemblies, flight jackets, anti-G trousers, liferafts, submarine escape systems, and immersion suits used by military customers. Beaufort employs about 1,200 people and operates manufacturing and service facilities across multiple U.S. locations, as well as in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia. The company serves U.S. and allied defense forces, is led by Dom Cartwright, and is headquartered in Ellesmere Port, England, near Liverpool.
At Capitol Meridian, Adam Palmer was involved in the transaction. At Stellex, Karthik Achar participated. Capitol Meridian is headquartered in Washington, and Stellex is headquartered in New York.
