Heads Up Technologies Acquires Innovative Advantage

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.

Heads Up Technologies Acquires ALTO Aviation

October 17, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Heads Up Technologies, a portfolio company backed by JLL Partners, has acquired ALTO Aviation, a Sterling, Massachusetts-based designer and manufacturer of premium OEM and aftermarket cabin audio and cabin management systems. The acquisition expands Heads Up's product portfolio and strengthens its presence in the OEM and aftermarket business aviation markets.

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.

Leading Edge Avionics Acquires Advantage Avionics

October 19, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Leading Edge Avionics has acquired Advantage Avionics (Chino) to create the largest avionics support network in Southern California. The deal expands Leading Edge’s service footprint by adding coverage at roughly 30 additional airports and combines capabilities and mobile AOG services while preserving ongoing installs and customer service continuity.

AHEAD Acquires Platform Consulting Group

January 7, 2020

IT Services

AHEAD, a Chicago-based enterprise cloud solutions provider, has acquired Platform Consulting Group, a Denver-based cloud native application development consultancy. The acquisition expands AHEAD’s professional services capabilities in application modernization, cloud-native development and modern development frameworks.