Acquisition criteria

The shops wewant to acquire.

We acquire established precision machine shops serving aerospace and defense, with top-line revenue between $2M and $7M.

Target profile

The shop we are built to acquire.

If this describes your shop, we would like to hear from you.

  • $2M–$7M

    Top-line revenue

    The size of shop we are built to acquire.

  • $200K–$700K

    EBITDA

    The annual EBITDA range we look for.

  • Aerospace & defense

    Markets

    DoD, prime contractor supply chains and aerospace OEMs.

  • Precision CNC

    Capabilities

    Multi-axis milling, turning, mill-turn and EDM.

  • Established

    Track record

    A shop with a history of its own customers and work.

Acquisition criteria

What we look for in a shop.

The capabilities, materials, markets and compliance profile we look for in an acquisition. Certifications listed here describe the shop we seek.

  • Capabilities

    3, 4 and 5-axis milling, CNC turning, mill-turn and EDM. CMM inspection, first article inspection to AS9102, and NIST-traceable calibration.

  • Materials

    Titanium, Inconel and other superalloys, aerospace aluminum, and stainless.

  • Markets

    Department of Defense direct and subcontract work, prime contractor supply chains (Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop, Boeing), naval and undersea, missile and guidance systems, aerospace OEM, UAV/UAS and space hardware.

  • Compliance profile

    An AS9100 Rev D / ISO 9001:2015 quality management system, ITAR registration and/or CMMC 2.0 readiness. NADCAP special process accreditation is a plus.

Confidential

If this sounds like your shop, start here.

Acquisition enquiries go only to DPM's acquisition team, never to a shared inbox. Every conversation begins and stays confidential, and we are glad to sign an NDA before you share anything about your business.

Confidential enquiry