Aerospace · Defence
A long-term home for specialist aerospace and defence businesses.
35B Holdings acquires and grows established aerospace and defence businesses that keep critical platforms available and compliant. We offer founders a confidential, flexible route to succession, and ownership for the long term.
Front-line fast-jet pilot and instructor, with operational command experience standing up the UK’s new fifth-generation fighter fleet.
Led multi-billion-pound, multinational combat aircraft acquisition programmes across UK, US, Australian and allied governments and industry.
Principal investing in defence technology, fixed-income markets and private equity, with board experience.
Many military, civil and space platforms built today will still be operating in 2060. The companies that keep them operational need owners on the same timescale.
What we invest in
Components and obsolescence management
Specialist and legacy parts that keep long-life platforms available after the original source has gone.
Repair, overhaul and fleet support
Approved repair, overhaul and spares support for civil and military fleets.
Testing, qualification and certification
Accredited testing, calibration and certification that gets equipment into service.
Specialist manufacturing and engineering
Precision engineering and low-volume, high-reliability production.
Acquisitions shaped around you
No two owners are the same. We shape each deal around what you, your team and the business need.
Continuity
Your name, your people and your sites stay. We build on what works.
Flexibility
Full or partial sale, a phased handover, or a continuing role for you and your team.
Confidentiality
Conversations stay private. We never contact customers, suppliers or staff without your agreement.
Sector knowledge
We know approvals, procurement and fleet support from the inside.
What happens next
A private conversation
An informal call or meeting about your business and what you need.
Mutual fit
We share how we would own and grow it. Either side can stop there.
Indicative proposal
A clear outline of value, structure and your role, before any detailed work.
Careful diligence
A small team, at your pace, with staff and customers included only when you choose.
What we look for
| Location | UK and Europe |
|---|---|
| EBITDA | £1m – £5m |
| Revenue | Typically £5m – £40m |
| Profitability | Established and profitable |
| Ownership | Founder, family or management |
| Customers | Civil, defence or both |