Endeavour Capital Acquires Forrest Machining (FMI Aerostructures)

Avem Partners Acquires FMI Aerostructures

April 15, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Avem Partners, with capital support from True West Capital Partners, a prominent family office and other investors, closed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Dynamic Aerostructures, Inc. (doing business as FMI Aerostructures) via a court-supervised Section 363 sale following the company's Chapter 11 filing. Avem intends to stabilize operations at FMI's 226,000-square-foot Valencia, California manufacturing facility, leverage customer relationships with major aerospace OEMs, and expand its aerospace and defense manufacturing footprint.

Tex-Tech Industries Acquires Fiber Materials Inc. from Spirit AeroSystems for $165M

January 13, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Spirit AeroSystems has sold its Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI) business to Tex‑Tech Industries, Inc. for $165 million in cash. FMI — a supplier of high‑temperature carbon/carbon and ceramic matrix composites with facilities in Biddeford, Maine and Woonsocket, Rhode Island and roughly 400 employees — supplies materials for defense and NASA programs; Tex‑Tech said the acquisition expands its thermally protective materials capabilities for aerospace, defense and space markets.

Endries International Acquires Assembly Fasteners, Inc.

November 12, 2024

Industrial Services

Endries International, a distributor of industrial fasteners and supply-chain solutions, has acquired Assembly Fasteners, Inc., a Florida-based distributor specializing in latches, fasteners and inventory-management services. The deal expands Endries' presence across the southeastern United States and adds AFI's VMI/CMI and iBinDrop fulfillment capabilities to Endries' distribution footprint.

Pursuit Aerospace Acquires Aeromet International

August 19, 2025

Manufacturing

Pursuit Aerospace has acquired Aeromet International from Privet Capital, adding Aeromet’s light-alloy investment and sand-casting capabilities to Pursuit’s existing super-alloy investment casting platform. The deal expands Pursuit’s ability to supply a broader range of castings, forgings and machined assemblies to aerospace and defense OEMs and Tier 1 customers.

American Equipment Holdings Acquires Facilities Engineering (and FP Fabrication)

January 13, 2022

Industrial Services

American Equipment Holdings, a Rotunda Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Facilities Engineering, a 50+-year provider of overhead crane systems and MRO field services headquartered in Anaheim, California. The transaction (which also included FP Fabrication, a former Demag facility) expands American Equipment's MRO field services footprint and new equipment/fabrication capabilities across the Western and Southwestern United States.

Midwest Growth Partners and Summit Equity Group Acquire Manitowoc Tool & Machining

December 15, 2022

Manufacturing

Midwest Growth Partners and Summit Equity Group, with mezzanine financing from NewSpring Mezzanine and a management rollover, completed an acquisition of Manitowoc Tool & Machining (MTM). The transaction positions MTM — a precision, production-oriented contract manufacturer serving OEM customers across agriculture, HVAC, aerospace & defense, medical and logistics/e-commerce — for continued growth and expanded capabilities under sponsor ownership.