AE Industrial Partners Acquires Calca Solutions

AE Industrial Partners Acquires Powder Alloy Corporation

July 14, 2026

Industrial Services

AE Industrial Partners acquired Powder Alloy Corporation (PAC), a producer of highly engineered metallic, ceramic, and thermal spray powders used in mission-critical surface enhancement and joining applications. The acquisition establishes AE Industrial’s new U.S.-based specialty materials platform, and financial terms were not disclosed.

AE Industrial Partners Acquires L3Harris Space Propulsion, Power and Electronics Units to Launch Rocketdyne

January 5, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

AE Industrial Partners, LP has finalized the acquisition of L3Harris Technologies’ space propulsion, power and electronics units and is launching the acquired operations as an independent company named Rocketdyne. L3Harris will retain a minority stake and continue as a strategic partner, with the investment focused on scaling technologies such as the RL10 rocket engine, in-space propulsion thrusters, and nuclear power/energy solutions for space applications.

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 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.

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 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.