General Kinetics is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of dampers, shock absorbers, hydro-pneumatic suspensions, semi active damping systems, coil over dampers, blast mitigation damping systems and seat suspension dampers for military vehicles, both tracked and wheeled, and off-highway machines used in the construction, material handling, forestry, mining and agriculture markets. General Kinetics products can be found on almost every combat and tactical vehicle in the U.S. military fleet, irrespective of service branch or application. CIEL Capital was attracted to General Kinetics strong leadership team, domain expertise and commitment to quality in providing high cost of failure equipment to the U.S. military.

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CIEL Capital exited General Kinetics in 2023, selling to Industry leading RENK Group, who is helping the company fuel the next phase of growth as a division within the Horstmann Group.