Michael Kaplan~~Gregory Klein~~John Dougherty~~Sophie Staples~~Christopher Brown~~Cem Islikci~~Laurence Moss~~Laura Gallo~~Michael Isby~~Krista McManus~~Steven DeLott~~Malcolm Tuesley~~Jennifer Ho
January 24, 2026
Angeles Equity Partners Acquires Primus Aerospace

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- Simpson Thacher advised funds managed by Angeles Equity Partners in the acquisition of Primus Aerospace, a manufacturer specializing in complex precision components for the aerospace, defense, and space industries
- The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed
- The legal team from Simpson Thacher covered areas including M&A, tax, credit, employee benefits, intellectual property, environmental, real estate, insurance, and national security regulatory matters.
Simpson Thacher represented funds managed by Angeles Equity Partners in the acquisition of Primus Aerospace, a manufacturer of complex precision components for the aerospace, defense and space sectors. Financial terms were not disclosed.~~Angeles Equity Partners is a private equity firm that invests in companies across a wide range of sectors and specifically targets businesses which it believes can directly benefit from the firm’s strategic, operational and M&A capabilities. Primus Aerospace delivers the most complex products, including hypersonics for defense, heavy launch and rockets for space, and avionics for commercial aerospace top airframers.~~The Simpson Thacher team included Michael Kaplan, Greg Klein, John Dougherty and Koh Tanimoto (M&A); Sophie Staples and Lina Pan (Tax); Chris Brown, Jim Doyle, Mark Haddox, Cem Islikci and Noah DeBlasi (Credit); Larry Moss and Laura Gallo (ECEB); Melanie Jolson (IP); Michael Isby (Environmental); Krista McManus (Real Estate); Steven DeLott (Insurance); and Mick Tuesley and Jen Ho (National Security Regulatory).
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Michael Kaplan~~Gregory Klein~~John Dougherty~~Sophie Staples~~Christopher Brown~~Cem Islikci~~Laurence Moss~~Laura Gallo~~Michael Isby~~Krista McManus~~Steven DeLott~~Malcolm Tuesley~~Jennifer Ho
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