30 Oct 2025

"Arlington Capital Partners Closes $6 Billion Fund ACP VII, Surpassing Target in Record Time"

"Simpson Thacher assisted Arlington Capital Partners in raising $6 billion for its seventh fund, ACP VII, which exceeded its $4.75 billion target and reached its hard cap in under five months. Arlington Capital Partners, a private investment firm specializing in government-regulated industries, has a 26-year history of investing in sectors like aerospace, defense, government services, technology, and healthcare."

Simpson Thacher represented Arlington Capital Partners in connection with the formation and fundraising of Arlington Capital Partners VII ("ACP VII"), with capital commitments totaling $6.0 billion. The transaction involved the formation and fundraising of ACP VII, which was significantly oversubscribed, reaching its hard cap of $6.0 billion in less than five months and surpassing its $4.75 billion target. Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based private investment firm specializing in government-regulated industries, will use ACP VII to continue its 26-year track record of building transformative companies in sectors critical to the U.S. economy, security, and future, including aerospace and defense, government services and technology, and healthcare. The Simpson Thacher team included Jonathan Karen, Jaclyn Starr, Demetrius Baefsky, Michael Palizkar, Ebonee Johnson, Eric Schwed, Dylan Igoe, Cullen Bryant, Yusef Ahmad, Miles Jasper, Aydin Benoit-Savci, Mordechai Grunhut, Tommy Cerja, Chase Juszczak, Terrance Brown, Yaakov Mozes, Ella Zhang, Victoria Lepesant, Peter Gutman (Funds); Benjamin Rippeon, Kathryn Stone, Elizabeth Trask, Preston Irace, George Rhein (Tax); Erica Rozow, Jeanne Annarumma, Alexander Kharash (ERISA); and Ashley Belton Gold and Jeremy Merkin (Credit).
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