Permanent Ownership of America’s Industrial Base

DISCIPLINED.
RELENTLESS.
BUILT TO LAST.

We acquire and operate lower–middle–market manufacturers that form the backbone of America's industrial base.

AEROSPACE

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DEFENSE

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PRECISION
MANUFACTURING

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SPECIALIZED
INDSTRIAL

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Westcraft Partners is a permanent-capital industrial holding company founded by Chart Westcott, co-founder of Ikarian Capital, and Steve Fettig, whose family has operated manufacturing businesses for generations. We acquire and operate durable lower-middle-market manufacturers that form the backbone of America’s industrial base, with a focus on aerospace, defense, precision manufacturing, and specialized industrial businesses. Our mission is straightforward: preserve skilled workforces, modernize critical production, and compound cash flow over decades, not quarters. We bring the discipline of Wall Street and the permanence of Main Street to one purpose: owning, operating, and strengthening essential American industrial companies.

INDUSTRY
FOCUS

Aerospace, Defense, Precision Manufacturing & Specialized Industrial

DISCIPLINED
INVESTMENT

Long-term ownership and operational excellence

OPERATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

Hands-on approach to build value and drive growth

BUILT FOR
ENDURANCE

Strong companies. Stronger for the next generation.

“I built Westcraft to do what short-term capital cannot, to own and strengthen the real economy. We buy companies that make things of consequence and think in terms of generations, not exit multiples.”
CHART WESTCOTT
Co-Founder
“My family has spent generations in American manufacturing. I have seen how craftsmanship, discipline, and accountability build both products and people. Westcraft exists to preserve that legacy while bringing modern systems and scale to the industries that make America strong.”
Steve Fettig
Co-Founder

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