Amca Acquires Aerospace Control Products, Inc.
December 11, 2025
Amca, an El Segundo, California-based aerospace and defense company, has acquired Aerospace Control Products, Inc. (ACPI) of Davenport, Iowa to expand its hydraulics-focused components platform by adding aerospace-grade pressure and liquid-level switch capabilities. Amca plans significant investment to expand ACPI’s manufacturing capacity and improve supply availability; Shedd Capital advised on the transaction and Aaron Ellis, ACPI’s president and former owner, will remain involved.
- Buyers
- Amca
- Targets
- Aerospace Control Products, Inc. (ACPI)
- Sellers
- Aaron Ellis (president and former owner)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Iowa, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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