A new analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the announced value of private equity and venture capital-backed investments in aerospace and defense between January 1 and March 16 totaled $4.27 billion globally, nearly equaling the $4.31 billion invested in such deals in all of 2024.
The research highlights that the US and Canada have absorbed 83% of all private equity and venture capital-backed investment in aerospace and defense since 2020, including all the deals announced or completed in 2025 through March 16. Europe’s share of global private investment in the sector over that same period was just 12%.
The 10 largest private equity or venture capital-backed investments in aerospace and defense since January 1, 2024, all targeted North American businesses. The largest deal of that period is Berkshire Partners LLC and Warburg Pincus LLC‘s $2.9 billion bid to privatize aircraft systems and components business Triumph Group Inc., announced in February.
For the complete analysis, visit S&P Global Market Intelligence.
