AE Industrial Partners Acquires Calca Solutions

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 Acquires Controlling Stake in L3Harris Space Propulsion & Power Business (Rocketdyne)

January 5, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

AE Industrial Partners has acquired a controlling majority stake (reported ~60%) in L3Harris Technologies’ Space Propulsion and Power Systems business, in a transaction reported at about $845 million. L3Harris will retain a minority interest and remain a strategic partner; AE Industrial plans to restore the Rocketdyne name, modernize manufacturing, and accelerate next‑generation propulsion and in‑space power capabilities.

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 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.

AE Industrial Partners Acquires PCI

October 26, 2020

Cybersecurity

AE Industrial Partners (AEI) has acquired PCI, a Columbia, Maryland–based provider of cybersecurity, computer network operations (CNO), cloud engineering, systems engineering, enterprise IT, and data analytics for the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. The deal — terms not disclosed — represents AEI's ninth platform investment in Fund II and is intended to accelerate PCI's growth and reach into defense, intelligence, and national security markets.