American Industrial Partners Invests in Orizon Aerostructures

American Industrial Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Austin Powder

July 1, 2024

Manufacturing

American Industrial Partners (AIP) has made a strategic growth investment in Austin Powder to support the company's expansion, innovation and global growth plans while partnering with Austin’s existing long-term ownership group and management team. Financial terms were not disclosed; the investment will provide AIP’s financial and operational resources to accelerate geographic expansion and capability development across Austin Powder’s explosives manufacturing and blasting services business.

American Industrial Partners Completes Take-Private Acquisition of Boart Longyear

April 10, 2024

Industrial Services

American Industrial Partners (AIP) completed a court-approved take-private acquisition of Boart Longyear Group Ltd., acquiring all outstanding shares and taking the company private. AIP said it will partner with Boart Longyear management to deploy operational capabilities (product engineering, aftermarket, procurement, LEAN, IT, finance) and invest to accelerate growth in the company's drilling services, equipment manufacturing, and orebody-knowledge technology businesses.

American Industrial Partners Acquires SEACOR Holdings in $1B Take-Private

April 15, 2021

Transportation

American Industrial Partners (AIP) completed a take-private acquisition of SEACOR Holdings Inc. via a tender offer at $41.50 per share, valuing the company at roughly $1 billion including net debt. The transaction was effected through AIP affiliate Safari Merger Subsidiary, Inc.; SEACOR's shares were converted and delisted from the NYSE, and AIP will work with SEACOR management to pursue long-term growth and industry consolidation.

Odyssey Investment Partners Acquires Aero Precision Industries from Greenwich AeroGroup (Berkley Capital)

August 24, 2016

Aerospace & Defense

Odyssey Investment Partners has acquired Aero Precision Industries LLC from Greenwich AeroGroup, a portfolio company of Berkley Capital (W. R. Berkley). Aero Precision, headquartered in Livermore, California with additional locations in San Francisco, Austin and Japan, is a distributor of military and commercial aerospace parts and provides MRO and repair/overhaul services; the deal was announced in mid-2016.

American Industrial Partners Acquires AquaShip AS and Intership AS and Combines Them into Global Aqua Services Platform

December 18, 2023

Transportation

American Industrial Partners (AIP) has become the majority and controlling shareholder of Norway-based AquaShip AS and Intership AS and will merge the two companies into a single global aquaculture service vessel operator. Talweg Capital co-invested in the combined company; Alchemy sold its stake in Intership. The combined business will operate a fleet of 39 vessels with nearly 700 employees and serve salmon farmers across Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Chile, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

AE Industrial Partners Acquires American Pacific Corporation

February 6, 2020

Manufacturing

AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has acquired American Pacific Corporation, a Cedar City, Utah-based manufacturer of specialty chemicals and materials used in aerospace, defense, space launch and fire suppression applications, from Huntsman Family Investments. The deal, which closed Feb. 6, 2020, will position AEI to grow American Pacific as a platform investment and further support customers in national security and space programs.