AEA SBF Acquires CLS Management Services, Inc.

AEA Investors Sells CLS Management Services to Undisclosed Financial Sponsor

March 27, 2024

Infrastructure

AEA Investors' Small Business Private Equity (AEA SBPE) team completed the sale of CLS Management Services, Inc. ("CLS"), a Sugar Land, Texas-based provider of land management and infrastructure services, to an undisclosed financial sponsor. During AEA SBPE's ownership CLS expanded via strategic add-ons, invested in digital marketing and training, and upgraded its proprietary CLSLiNK technology to support growth.

AEA Investors Acquires BMS Enterprises

September 30, 2019

Environmental Services

AEA Investors' Middle Market Private Equity team has closed the acquisition of BMS Enterprises, a Fort Worth-based provider of fire, water and reconstruction restoration services. AEA will back BMS — which operates 17 U.S. branches and a national catastrophe team and employs roughly 850 people — to support continued organic growth and expansion of its restoration and reconstruction capabilities.

AEA Investors (Small Business Fund) Acquires Allied Power Group

June 17, 2019

Industrial Services

AEA Investors’ Small Business Fund (AEA SBF) has closed the acquisition of Allied Power Group, a Houston-based independent provider of aftermarket maintenance and repair solutions for heavy-frame industrial gas turbines serving the electric utility industry. AEA expects to support APG's growth initiatives, broaden its served turbine technologies and fuel types, and expand its customer base and service offerings.

AEA SBF Acquires American Expediting

May 31, 2019

Transportation

AEA Investors' Small Business Fund (AEA SBF) has completed the acquisition of American Expediting, a U.S.-based same-day ground courier and expedited logistics provider. The company, headquartered in Folcroft, Pennsylvania, serves time-critical shipments—particularly in the life sciences vertical—and operates more than 40 locations with over 300 employees and a network of independent contract drivers.

AEA Investors SBPE Acquires P&B Intermodal

September 17, 2024

Transportation

AEA Investors' Small Business Private Equity team has closed the acquisition of P&B Intermodal, with significant reinvestment from the company's management team. P&B is a New Jersey–founded national provider of maintenance and repair services to intermodal operators, and AEA said it will leverage its network and resources to support the company's organic growth in the transportation & logistics market.

AEA SBF Recapitalizes Monroe Engineering

December 21, 2021

Manufacturing

AEA Investors' Small Business Fund (AEA SBF) recapitalized Monroe Engineering Holdings, LLC alongside management and employee investors. The investment provides liquidity to existing stakeholders and positions Monroe to continue serving OEM customers across aerospace, medical, renewable energy and other industrial end markets.