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J.F. Lehman Acquires Small Aerospace And Defense Companies

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, August 29th, 2014

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The private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company Aug. 26 said it has acquired the United Kingdom-based holding company Aeronautical & GI Holdings Ltd (AGI), which owns subsidiaries in Britain and the United States that serve the aerospace and defense industries in the areas of instrumentation, night vision testing and lighting. Terms of the deal for AGI, which was part of Britain’s HWH Investments, were not disclosed. AGI’s U.K.-based subsidiary is Aeronautical & General Instruments Ltd., which manufactures a wide…

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