Argonaut Private Equity Acquires Pryer Aerospace

Pursuit Aerospace Acquires Aeromet International

August 19, 2025

Manufacturing

Pursuit Aerospace has acquired Aeromet International from Privet Capital, adding Aeromet’s light-alloy investment and sand-casting capabilities to Pursuit’s existing super-alloy investment casting platform. The deal expands Pursuit’s ability to supply a broader range of castings, forgings and machined assemblies to aerospace and defense OEMs and Tier 1 customers.

Voyager Space Holdings Acquires Pioneer Astronautics

July 13, 2020

Aerospace & Defense

Voyager Space Holdings, a space-focused holding company based in Denver, acquired Pioneer Astronautics, an aerospace R&D firm headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado, in a cash-and-stock transaction. The deal expands Voyager's vertical integration and technical capabilities in space systems development, particularly in in‑situ resource utilization and life‑support technologies for lunar and deep‑space exploration.

Enjet Aero Acquires Spartan Aerospace

March 17, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Enjet Aero, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, has acquired Spartan Aerospace of Manchester, Connecticut, adding a 70,000 sq. ft. facility and 80+ employees to expand production capabilities and its greater Hartford presence. The acquisition enhances Enjet's capabilities in machined aeroengine components, sheet metal fabrication, and assemblies to better serve commercial and defense aerospace OEMs and MRO customers.

Angeles Equity Partners Acquires Primus Aerospace

June 8, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Angeles Equity Partners acquired Primus Aerospace, a Lakewood, Colorado-based manufacturer of complex precision components and assemblies for aerospace, defense, and space customers. Stellus Capital Management provided unitranche financing and an equity co-investment to support the transaction; financial terms were not disclosed.

Argonaut Private Equity Acquires Pioneer Well Services Assets (American Well Services)

March 22, 2021

Energy

Argonaut Private Equity acquired the assets of Pioneer Well Services, a subsidiary of Pioneer Natural Resources, and the operations will do business as American Well Services. The transaction retains substantially all operations employees and assets (rigs, water hauling trucks, frac tanks, hot oil units and heavy construction equipment) and positions the business to partner with Argonaut portfolio company Nichols Oil Tools to offer bundled completions and workover solutions in the Permian Basin.

AE Industrial Partners Acquires Majority Stake in York Space Systems

October 4, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

AE Industrial Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in York Space Systems, a Denver-based manufacturer of small satellites and turnkey mission operations, with funds managed by BlackRock Private Equity Partners investing alongside. The deal provides York with institutional capital to scale production capacity and accelerate growth across government and commercial satellite markets; CEO Dirk Wallinger and Chairman Charles Beames will remain in leadership and retain significant ownership.