Sekisui Chemical Acquires AIM Aerospace from Liberty Hall for US$510 Million

Liberty Hall Capital Partners Acquires Quatro Composites (to integrate into AIM Aerospace)

February 1, 2017

Aerospace & Defense

Liberty Hall Capital Partners has acquired Quatro Composites, a supplier of advanced composite structures and thermoplastic components, and will integrate the business into its AIM Aerospace platform. The add-on expands AIM's capabilities into structural composites and thermoplastics, broadening customer, platform and geographic diversification across commercial aerospace, defense and other industrial end markets.

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.

MCM Capital Partners Acquires AIM Processing

January 9, 2024

Manufacturing

MCM Capital Partners, a micro‑cap private equity firm based in Cleveland, Ohio, has acquired AIM Processing, a custom plastic injection molder headquartered in Longmont, Colorado. AIM's president Jon Gelston retained a significant equity stake and MCM said it will augment AIM's technical molding and automation capabilities with strategic sales and marketing to drive growth; the deal is the second platform investment in MCM Capital Partners IV, L.P.

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.

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires Showa Aircraft Industry

May 11, 2020

Manufacturing

Bain Capital Private Equity completed a majority buyout of Showa Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd., paying approximately ¥90 billion (US$817 million) and delisting the company from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Bain said it will support redevelopment of Showa Aircraft’s significant real estate assets in Akishima and leverage operational expertise to grow the company’s manufacturing business, which produces honeycomb core panels and other transportation-industry components.

Liberty Hall / Accurus Acquires LaCroix Industries

July 28, 2015

Aerospace & Defense

Liberty Hall Capital Partners has acquired LaCroix Industries Inc., a Kent, Washington-based Tier II supplier of formed and machined aerospace parts, and will integrate the business into its Accurus Aerospace platform. The add-on expands Accurus's sheet-metal forming and complementary machining capabilities, strengthens relationships with Boeing, and extends Accurus's geographic footprint into the Pacific Northwest.