AEA SBPE Acquires RED Global Limited

AEA Growth Invests in Bespoke Partners

July 21, 2022

Professional Services

AEA Growth, the growth-investing arm of AEA Investors, has made a strategic growth investment in Bespoke Partners, a San Diego–based retained executive search and leadership advisory firm focused on enterprise software. The capital will help Bespoke scale its team, further leverage technology in its services, and expand its offerings while founder Kristie Nova remains as Founding Partner and Eric Walczykowski serves as CEO.

AEA SBPE Acquires Rees Scientific

November 4, 2022

Medical Devices

AEA Investors' Small Business Private Equity (AEA SBPE) has closed the acquisition of Rees Scientific, Inc., with rollover investment from the company's employees. Rees Scientific, headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey, provides automated environmental monitoring systems and a differentiated service network serving biopharma, biotech, hospitals, blood banks, academic and CRO customers.

AEA Investors Acquires Redwood Logistics

December 15, 2021

Transportation

AEA Investors has acquired Redwood Logistics from CI Capital Partners. Redwood, a Chicago-headquartered third-party logistics provider with a proprietary Logistics Platform as a Service (LPaaS) and more than 800 employees, will partner with AEA to fund additional add-on acquisitions and accelerate organic growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

NV5 Global Acquires Red Technologies

August 8, 2023

Engineering Services

NV5 Global, Inc. (NV5) has acquired Red Technologies, a Singapore-headquartered provider of information technology and utility infrastructure services for mission-critical data centers. The acquisition, paid in cash and stock, expands NV5's data center and mission-critical capabilities and strengthens its presence across the Asia Pacific region.

AEA Investors (Small Business Fund) Acquires Allied Power Group

June 17, 2019

Industrial Services

AEA Investors’ Small Business Fund (AEA SBF) has closed the acquisition of Allied Power Group, a Houston-based independent provider of aftermarket maintenance and repair solutions for heavy-frame industrial gas turbines serving the electric utility industry. AEA expects to support APG's growth initiatives, broaden its served turbine technologies and fuel types, and expand its customer base and service offerings.

AEA Investors Makes Majority Investment in Magna5

February 8, 2026

IT Services

AEA Investors' Small Business Private Equity team has made a majority investment in Magna5, a Canonsburg, Pennsylvania–based managed IT and cybersecurity services provider, with significant reinvestment from Magna5's management team. The partnership will support scaling Magna5's national platform and expanding its cybersecurity, compliance, and AI-enabled capabilities; CEO Bob Farina and the current leadership team will remain in place.