AE Industrial Partners Acquires PCI

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.

AE Industrial Partners Invests in Fire Team Solutions

November 1, 2021

Cybersecurity

AE Industrial Partners’ affiliate AE Industrial Partners Structured Solutions I, LP made a significant equity and debt investment in Fire Team Solutions, a Reston, Virginia-based provider of cloud, cyber, and software development services to the U.S. intelligence community. Financial terms were not disclosed; Fire Team’s founder and CEO Nicholas Harscher will remain in place as AEI provides operational support and industry relationships to accelerate growth and capability development.

AE Industrial Partners Acquires Israeli Spyware Vendor Paragon

December 13, 2024

Cybersecurity

AE Industrial Partners has acquired Israeli spyware vendor Paragon, closing the deal on Dec. 13 for about $500 million with reports the transaction could be worth up to $900 million. AE plans to merge Paragon with Virginia-based cybersecurity firm Red Lattice; Paragon was founded in 2019 by former Israeli intelligence officers and has a U.S. subsidiary.

AE Industrial Partners Acquires Adcole Maryland Aerospace

March 2, 2020

Aerospace & Defense

AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has acquired Adcole Maryland Aerospace (AMA), a Marlborough, Massachusetts–based designer and manufacturer of mission-critical spacecraft components and small satellites, from Adcole Corporation/Artemis Capital Partners. The acquisition establishes AEI's space technology platform and aims to position AMA to capture growing demand from U.S. government and commercial space markets.

AE Industrial Partners Acquires NuWave Solutions

June 22, 2020

AI & Machine Learning

AE Industrial Partners acquired a majority interest in NuWave Solutions, a provider of data management, advanced analytics, AI/ML, and cloud solutions serving the U.S. federal government. AEI will position NuWave as a standalone platform to expand its Defense & Government Services capabilities, and named industry veterans Dr. Reggie Brothers as CEO and Michael Buscher as Chief Growth Officer.

CAES Acquires Colorado Engineering, Inc.

October 1, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

CAES has acquired Colorado Engineering, Inc. (CEI), a Colorado Springs-based provider of RF and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions, to broaden CAES' digital systems engineering and manufacturing capabilities. The acquisition combines CAES' RF, microwave and manufacturing expertise with CEI's digital systems, radar, communications and AI/ML capabilities to better serve defense and commercial customers.