AEA Investors SBPE Acquires P&B Intermodal

AEA SBPE (AEA Investors) Acquires Crane Engineering Sales

August 31, 2023

Industrial Services

AEA Investors’ Small Business Private Equity (AEA SBPE) team closed the acquisition of Crane Engineering Sales, a Kimberly, Wisconsin-based provider of flow control and fluid handling distribution, services and engineered skid systems. The transaction includes significant reinvestment from Crane’s management and employees and positions AEA to grow the business organically and via acquisitions in the industrial distribution market.

AEA Investors' Small Business Fund Acquires Montway, Inc.

November 5, 2020

Transportation

AEA Investors' Small Business Fund has closed the acquisition of Montway, Inc., a fast-growing US vehicle transport broker. Montway operates a technology-enabled platform serving both B2C and B2B customers, providing load matching, instant quoting and real-time tracking; AEA plans to support growth and further penetrate the B2B market.

AEA Investors Acquires Burke Porter Group

July 29, 2022

Manufacturing

AEA Investors' Middle Market Private Equity team has acquired Burke Porter Group Company from CEL Global Investment Fund, L.P. Burke Porter Group is a global provider of automated diagnostic, testing and production solutions serving life science and specialty industrial end markets, operating across dozens of global locations with more than 500 engineers and technicians. AEA said the platform will complement its industrial technology and automation-focused investments.

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.

AEA SBF Acquires CLS Management Services, Inc.

June 29, 2020

Infrastructure

AEA Investors' Small Business Fund (AEA SBF) has closed the acquisition of CLS Management Services, Inc., a national provider of land management and right-of-way services for utilities, public infrastructure and energy customers. The deal gives AEA a platform with a national footprint, proprietary project management technology and comprehensive land management capabilities to support infrastructure project lifecycle needs.