Heads Up Technologies Acquires ALTO Aviation

Heads Up Technologies Acquires Innovative Advantage

July 29, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Heads Up Technologies (HUT) has acquired Innovative Advantage, a Kirkland, Washington-based cabin management system (CMS) specialist, marking HUT's third acquisition in three years. The deal expands HUT's proprietary cabin technologies—combining Innovative Advantage's AVDS platform with HUT's lighting and control systems and Alto Aviation's audio capabilities—to offer fully integrated cabin solutions for business and commercial aircraft.

Heads Up Technologies Acquires STG Aerospace

August 18, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Heads Up Technologies, a Dallas-based aircraft systems manufacturer (PE-backed by JLL Partners), has acquired STG Aerospace, a UK-based maker of photoluminescent and LED aircraft cabin lighting. The deal expands Heads Up’s cabin- and safety-lighting portfolio and brings STG’s concept-to-certification capability and proprietary IP into Heads Up’s platform as an add-on acquisition.

Bain Capital Acquires Aerospace Technologies Group (ATG); Joins with Jamco to Expand Cabin Interiors Platform

March 9, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Bain Capital has acquired Aerospace Technologies Group (ATG), a Boca Raton–based developer and supplier of electronically controlled aircraft window shade systems. ATG will operate alongside Bain portfolio company Jamco under common ownership to build a global cabin interiors platform; the seller is noted as long-time owner Jacqueline Autry.

Altus Capital Partners Acquires Air Innovations, LLC

December 4, 2024

Manufacturing

Altus Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on middle-market manufacturing, has acquired Air Innovations, LLC, a North Syracuse, New York-based designer and manufacturer of custom environmental control units (ECUs) serving wine, aerospace, semiconductor, homeland security, and healthcare markets. Financial terms were not disclosed; Air Innovations' management will remain in place and Altus said it will support the company’s growth and end-market diversification.

Hightouch Acquires HeadsUp

November 16, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

Hightouch has acquired HeadsUp, an AI-driven conversion engine, and will integrate HeadsUp’s ML models into its Composable Customer Data Platform to build warehouse-native Customer 360 profiles and predictive conversion signals. HeadsUp co-founder and CEO Earl Lee will join Hightouch to lead AI/ML-driven Customer 360 development, expanding Hightouch’s capabilities for marketing, advertising, and operations use cases.

Alto Ingredients Acquires Eagle Alcohol Company

January 14, 2022

Manufacturing

Alto Ingredients, Inc. acquired Eagle Alcohol Company LLC, a St. Louis-based distributor of specialty alcohols, in a transaction announced January 2022. The deal (closed Jan. 14, 2022) was funded with cash on hand for a base purchase price of $14.0 million plus an estimated $1.3 million working capital adjustment and includes up to $14.0 million of contingent consideration; Alto said the acquisition is immediately accretive and expected to increase Adjusted EBITDA by $7–9 million annually.