Admiralty Partners is a private investment firm which invests exclusively within the global aerospace, defense, and federal information technology industries. Admiralty is dedicated to providing both capital and seasoned strategic guidance to the portfolio companies in which it has invested. It is a member of what was formerly known as the Quarterdeck Family of Companies which was founded by Jon B. Kutler in 1992. This industry focused specialist financial group has included Quarterdeck Investment Partners, LLC, the sectors' leading global merger & acquisition advisor as well as merchant banking firms Quarterdeck Equity Partners, Inc. and Quarterdeck Public Equities, LLC. The holding company was renamed Admiralty Partners after its subsidiary, Quarterdeck Investment Partners, LLC, was sold to Jefferies & Company, Inc. Admiralty Partners, its affiliates and founder have been involved in hundreds of transactions valued in billions of dollars, including assignments for such leading industry companies as BAE Systems, Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon.

Among evolutionary high-tech start-ups and Fortune 500 dominants alike, Admiralty Partners and its founder, Jon B. Kutler are synonymous with a detailed knowledge of the dynamics and players in the global aerospace, defense and federal information technology sectors. This plus an industry focused transaction record unmatched in volume, productivity or creativity, gives Admiralty respect that extends beyond the boardroom and into the halls of Congress and the country’s most influential newsrooms.

With Admiralty, portfolio companies are afforded a team that uniquely combines this extensive industry experience with Wall Street financial expertise and personal attention of senior management. The breadth and depth of industry relationships this team possesses, provides Admiralty’s portfolio companies with unique benefits. Admiralty’s approach is distinguished from other private equity investors by its singular industry focus, use of only its own capital, global experience, technical grasp and creativity in structuring complex transactions.

Admiralty’s insights are sought not only by industry leaders, but also by those who influence external factors of the market. In addition to leading and testifying before panels on behalf of elected leaders, hundreds of reporters and editors from print, broadcast and electronic media look to Admiralty Partners for insight and understanding about the dynamics of these industries.

Admiralty Partners provides portfolio companies, thought leaders and policy makers alike access to unparalleled experience, knowledge and market intuition that have earned its principals a place of a trusted confidant to almost every Fortune 500 firm in the sector.