David C. Wodlinger

Chairman at SPA

David C. Wodlinger is a Partner at Arlington Capital Partners and joined the firm in 2006. Mr. Wodlinger is responsible for investing in the government contracting, technology-enabled business services, and software and IT services sectors. Prior to joining Arlington, Mr. Wodlinger worked in Deutsche Bank’s Financial Sponsors Group in New York. While at Deutsche Bank, he worked on the origination, diligence, structuring, and financing of leveraged buyouts, including Blackstone’s acquisition of New Skies Satellites, Kelso’s acquisition of Insurance Auto Auctions, Hicks Muse’s acquisition of Swett & Crawford, and Carlyle, CD&R, and Merrill Lynch Private Equity’s $15.0 billion buyouts of Hertz. Since joining Arlington, Mr. Wodlinger has completed more than 40 acquisitions including BlueHalo, Cambridge Major Labs, Centauri, Compusearch Software Systems, Micron Technologies, Novetta Solutions, Polaris Alpha, Quantum Spatial, and Systems Planning and Analysis. Prior to Deutsche Bank, he worked as a management consultant focused on the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Mr. Wodlinger graduated cum laude, with an A.B. in Economics from Georgetown University.

Timeline

  • Chairman

    Current role