AEA Investors Acquires Dana Safety Supply

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.

Safety Supply Group Acquires A.D.A. Supplies & Leasing Services Inc.

February 1, 2024

Industrial Services

Safety Supply Group has acquired A.D.A. Supplies & Leasing Services Inc., a Bonaire, Georgia-based distributor of safety and industrial supplies. The deal — facilitated by Benchmark International — combines the companies to expand product offerings, streamline operations and support Safety Supply Group's planned second location; A.D.A. founder Dee Cabrera exited the business as part of the transaction.

AEA Investors Acquires Verdesian Life Sciences

February 26, 2021

Agriculture

Funds managed by AEA Investors have acquired Verdesian Life Sciences from Paine Schwartz Partners. Verdesian, a Cary, North Carolina-based developer of biological, nutritional, fertilizer enhancers, seed treatment and inoculant technologies with more than 240 employees, will partner with AEA to scale organically and through strategic acquisitions and expand geographically.

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 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.

EquipNet Acquires United Alliance Services

March 10, 2020

Professional Services

EquipNet Inc., a provider of surplus asset management solutions, acquired United Alliance Services, a workplace safety and health consulting and training firm. The deal will expand EquipNet's service capabilities and geographic reach by adding complementary safety, compliance and training services for industrial, healthcare and construction clients.