Argon Corporation has been acquired by Spectra
February 2021 — The private shareholders of Argon Corporation have sold the company to Spectra Aerospace and Defense, LLC (Spectra), a platform formed by Vance Street Capital.
Argon designs, produces and supports tailored rugged computing and display solutions that serve land-based, naval and airborne military applications worldwide.
Spectra is a new holding company formed by Vance Street Capital. Spectra is a defense technology platform and a diversified designer and manufacturer of highly engineered avionics and electronics solutions primarily for the aerospace and defense technology market. The company offers its customers a differentiated portfolio of proprietary products that span the entire data capture lifecycle – recording, processing, routing and ultimately displaying mission critical data.
Spectra is the result of the combination of Calculex, Inc., Argon Corporation and FDS Avionics Corp. As part of the new organization, Argon Corporation’s activities have been combined with those of FDS Avionics Corp. The new company is called Argon FDS, a Spectra Company.
Our role in the transaction
Oaklins’ team in Irvine, California, advised Argon Corporation on its acquisition by Spectra. One of Oaklins’ teams in New York also supported the transaction.
Mike Forde
President, Argon FDS
Talk to the deal team
Stephen Perry
Oaklins Janes Capital
Ken Fukumoto
Oaklins Janes Capital
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