Aerospace & defense: 2025 marks a record-breaking year for private equity deals in the sector

Rising passenger numbers are boosting commercial aviation; geopolitical volatility is bolstering defense investment; and tech breakthroughs are supporting everything.

ByObey Martin Manayiti andCraig McGlashan

13 November 2025•10 mins read

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Aerospace & defense: 2025 marks a record-breaking year for private equity deals in the sector

Arlington Capital Partners

Blackstone

Charlesbank Capital Partners

Greenbriar Equity Group

Warburg Pincus

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