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Private Equity Firm ATL Partners Forms Space And Airborne Sensor Company LightRidge Solutions

Private Equity Firm ATL Partners Forms Space And Airborne Sensor Company LightRidge Solutions
Bill Gattle, CEO of LightRidge Solutions. Photo: LightRidge

The private equity firm ATL Partners on Monday said it has stood up LightRidge Solutions, which was created through the acquisition of two companies, GEOST, LLC in 2021 and Ophir Corp. in late 2022. LightRidge is based in Tucson, Ariz., has about 255 employees and is currently focused on sensors for space and airborne platforms. Bill Gattle, who previously was president of the space and intelligence business at L3Harris Technologies [LHX], was named CEO of LightRidge in late 2022 .…

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