American Casting Company has been acquired by Arcline Investment Management
November 2025 — Arcline Investment Management has completed a strategic investment in American Casting Company (ACC), a leading provider of highly engineered investment castings for aerospace, defense, medical and specialty industrial applications.
Founded in 1974, American Casting Company specializes in casting complex, tight-tolerance geometries from superalloys and other difficult-to-pour materials. Its capabilities enable customers to achieve lighter-weight designs, higher operating temperatures and improved performance. With rapid prototyping expertise and end-to-end process control, the company is a trusted supplier of demanding aerospace and defense programs, including marquee aircraft engines and next-generation unmanned systems.
Arcline Investment Management is a growth-oriented private equity firm with over US$20 billion in assets under management. The firm invests in businesses with persistent demand, limited disruption risk and fragmented industry structures.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins Janes Capital, based in Irvine, USA, served as the exclusive financial advisor to American Casting Company on its sale to Arcline Investment Management.
Christopher St. John
CEO, American Casting Company
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Stephen Perry
Oaklins Janes Capital
Ken Fukumoto
Oaklins Janes Capital
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