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March 20, 2026
Industry Week in Review – March 20, 2026

M&A Transactions

A​eroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV) has acquired Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc., a provider of Unmanned Aircraft Systems ("UAS") and Advanced Air Mobility ("AAM") platforms within commercial aerospace and defense markets. The transaction is valued at $200 million. 

F.T. Gearing Systems Limited, a subsidiary of G.S. Precision, Inc. and portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, LP, has acquired Lush Heat Treatment Limited, a provider of heat treatments, including vacuum and endothermic processing, for a wide range of materials within commercial aerospace, defense, and other commercial markets. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Securities and investment banking products and services are offered through KippsDeSanto & Co., a non-banking subsidiary of Capital One, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corporation.  KippsDeSanto is a member of FINRA and SIPC.  Products or services are Not FDIC Insured, Not Bank Guaranteed, May Lose Value, Not a Deposit, and Not Insured By Any Federal Governmental Agency.

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