AEA Investors Acquires Redwood Logistics

AEA Investors SBPE Acquires P&B Intermodal

September 17, 2024

Transportation

AEA Investors' Small Business Private Equity team has closed the acquisition of P&B Intermodal, with significant reinvestment from the company's management team. P&B is a New Jersey–founded national provider of maintenance and repair services to intermodal operators, and AEA said it will leverage its network and resources to support the company's organic growth in the transportation & logistics market.

AEA SBPE Acquires RED Global Limited

October 6, 2022

Staffing & HR

AEA Investors’ Small Business Private Equity team has closed the acquisition of RED Global Limited, a London-based specialist IT staffing firm focused on the SAP ecosystem. The deal includes rollover investment from RED’s senior leadership team and positions AEA to expand its footprint in the IT staffing market through RED’s global SAP talent network and blue-chip client relationships.

Redwood Logistics Acquires Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions

July 11, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

Chicago-based Redwood Logistics has acquired Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions and Global Distribution and Logistics to strengthen its modern 4PL and tech-enabled managed services. The deal adds Rockfarm’s freight management, international freight forwarding, trade compliance, customs brokerage, TMS integration experience and data/BI capabilities; Rockfarm’s Dubuque, Iowa operation and leadership will integrate into Redwood.

Partners Warehouse (Red Arts Capital) Completes Add-on Acquisition of FLEX Logistics

April 21, 2023

Transportation

Chicago private equity firm Red Arts Capital, via its portfolio company Partners Warehouse, has acquired FLEX Logistics, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider headquartered in Eastvale, California. The add-on strengthens Partners Warehouse's West Coast footprint and adds nearly 900,000 square feet of warehousing capacity; terms were not disclosed.

Red Arts Capital Adds FLEX Logistics to Partners Warehouse Platform (Graycliff Provides Unitranche Debt)

November 23, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Red Arts Capital acquired FLEX Logistics (Eastvale, CA) and combined it with its existing Partners Warehouse platform (Elwood, IL) to create Partners Warehouse Holdings, a national 3PL/warehousing platform. Graycliff Partners provided a unitranche debt financing to support Red Arts' acquisition and the merger, enabling cross-selling and expansion of warehousing and transloading capabilities.

AEA Investors Acquires SCIO Automation Holding GmbH

August 31, 2023

Industrial Services

AEA Investors’ Middle Market private equity fund has closed the acquisition of SCIO Automation Holding GmbH, making AEA the new majority shareholder. Quadriga Capital’s Partnership Va has exited while Quadriga (Fund VI) has reinvested a minority position; SCIO is an industrial automation system integrator headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany with ~1,100 employees and ~€190 million of revenues in 2022.