AE Industrial Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, AE Industrial Partners has invested in 4 companies.

AE Industrial Partners’ most common sectors for investment areaerospace (39%) and information technology (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (56%) and secondary buyout (18%). In total, AE Industrial Partners has invested in 20 US states and 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, AE Industrial Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (73%). AE Industrial Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Wesco Aircraft Holdings for $1.9B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity44
    • M&A Buy Activity34
    • M&A Sell Activity10
  • Total Sectors Invested 14
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 14

AE Industrial Partners

AE Industrial Partners, LP

2500 N Military Trail, Suite 470,
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
United States
(561) 372-7820
www.aeroequity.com
info@aeroequity.com

AE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in aerospace and industrial companies. The Firm specifically looks for established, profitable companies in the aircraft propulsion (turbojet, turbofan and turboprop aircraft engines) and power generation (industrial turbines) industries, as well as the manufacture of OEM and replacement parts, and aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul. AE Industrial Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Business Services, Communications, Defense, Energy Services and Equipment, Infrastructure, Machinery, Software, Staffing, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - 1,000
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (1.8/yr) # 25 5 2 2 - - 34
Sell (1.0/yr) # 6 2 2 1 - - 11
vol $1.9B $350M $440M $2.7B
  45

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Yingling Aviation 2023-06-05 - Growth Capital
Wichita, Kansas · www.yinglingaviation.com
Enercon Services, Inc. 2023-02-08 - Secondary Buyout
Kennesaw, Georgia · www.enercon.com
REDLattice, Inc. 2023-01-26 - Stake Purchase
Chantilly, Virginia · www.redlattice.com
Resolute Industrial LLC 2022-12-28 440M USD Add-on Acquisition
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.resolute-industrial.com
York Space Systems 2022-10-04 - Stake Purchase
Denver, Colorado · www.yorkspacesystems.com
Bartlett Holdings, Inc. 2022-04-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Weymouth, Massachusetts · www.bhienergy.com
Firefly Aerospace 2022-02-24 - Stake Purchase
Cedar Park, Texas · www.firefly.com
Gryphon Technologies, Inc. 2021-11-01 350M USD Add-on Acquisition
Washington, District of Columbia · www.gryphonlc.com
Fire Team Solutions LLC 2021-11-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Reston, Virginia · www.fireteamsolutions.com
HealthWay 2021-09-30 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Pulaski, New York · www.healthway.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
PRE LLC 2020-11-04 VeriScan 2021-03-19 3
Tyson's Corner, Virginia · www.pangiam.com Washington, District of Columbia · www.airportveriscan.com
NuWave Solutions 2020-06-22 ProModel Government Services 2020-12-22 2
McLean, Virginia · www.nuwavesolutions.com Allentown, Pennsylvania
Belcan LLC 2015-06-04 Avista, Inc. 2020-11-18 15
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.belcan.com Platteville, Wisconsin · www.avistainc.com
Applied Composites 2016-05-19 Alliance Spacesystems LLC 2020-09-02 3
Dr. Lake Forest, California · www.acamfg.com Los Alamitos, California · www.alliancespacesystems.com
Belcan LLC 2015-06-04 Schafer Corp. 2019-03-15 1
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.belcan.com Arlington, Virginia · www.schafercorp.com
The Atlas Group 2018-10-09 F.M.I., Inc. 2018-10-09 1
Wichita, Kansas · www.atlasgroupaero.com Park City, Kansas
CDI Corp. 2017-07-31 CDI Corp. - Talent & Technology Solutions Business 2018-10-02 2
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.cdicorp.com Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Belcan LLC 2015-06-04 Omega Engineering Services Ltd. 2018-08-01 14
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.belcan.com Cheltenham, United Kingdom · www.omega-oes.co.uk
Belcan LLC 2015-06-04 CDI Corp. - Aerospace & Industrial Equipment Business 2017-12-12 13
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.belcan.com Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Aerospace 10 (40%) - 13 (38%) -
Information Technology 4 (16%) - 4 (12%) -
Manufacturing 2 (8%) - 3 (9%) -
Business Services 1 (4%) - 2 (6%) -
Defense 1 (4%) - 2 (6%) -
Staffing 2 (8%) - 2 (6%) -
Communications - - 1 (3%) -
Distribution 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (3%) -
Engineering - - 1 (3%) -
Financial Services 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Transportation 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 25 - 34 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 24 (96%) - 33 (97%) -
  Virginia 4 (16%) - 4 (12%) -
  Florida 2 (8%) - 4 (12%) -
  New York 3 (12%) - 3 (9%) -
  Ohio 2 (8%) - 3 (9%) -
  Kansas 2 (8%) - 3 (9%) -
  Utah 2 (8%) - 2 (6%) -
  Colorado 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
  California 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
  Vermont 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
  Texas 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
  Oregon 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
  New Jersey 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
  Michigan 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (3%) -
  District of Columbia - - 1 (3%) -
  New Hampshire - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (3%) -
Latvia 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 25 - 34 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 13 (52%) - 19 (56%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (16%) - 6 (18%) -
Stake Purchase 3 (12%) - 3 (9%) -
Add-on Acquisition 2 (8%) - 2 (6%) -
Growth Capital 2 (8%) - 2 (6%) -
Going Private 1 (4%) - 1 (3%) -
Venture - - 1 (3%) -
Total 25 - 34 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (36%) 802M (30%)
Trade Sale 4 (36%) -
Merger 1 (9%) 1.9B (70%)
Secondary Sale 1 (9%) -
SPAC 1 (9%) -
Total 11 $2.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
PwC Corporate Finance LLC
 6
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors LLC
 4
Rothschild Global Advisory
 1
Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
 23
Ernst & Young - Law
 3
Akerman Senterfitt LLP
 2

Deal Values

sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.9B
$100M to $1B 2 $790M
< $100M 1 $12M
TOTAL $2.7B
Largest Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc.
$1.9B (2019-08-09)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
6 (18%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Strategic(s)
82%
9 (82%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

5.6B USD

Established

1998

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

David Rowe

Co-founder & Managing Partner

Laurence Vigeant-Langlois

Managing Director

Michael Greene

Managing Partner

Charlie Compton

Partner

Charlie Santos-Buch

Partner

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