AEA Investors Sells CLS Management Services to Undisclosed Financial Sponsor

AEA SBF Acquires CLS Management Services, Inc.

June 29, 2020

Infrastructure

AEA Investors' Small Business Fund (AEA SBF) has closed the acquisition of CLS Management Services, Inc., a national provider of land management and right-of-way services for utilities, public infrastructure and energy customers. The deal gives AEA a platform with a national footprint, proprietary project management technology and comprehensive land management capabilities to support infrastructure project lifecycle needs.

AEA SBPE (AEA Investors) Acquires Crane Engineering Sales

August 31, 2023

Industrial Services

AEA Investors’ Small Business Private Equity (AEA SBPE) team closed the acquisition of Crane Engineering Sales, a Kimberly, Wisconsin-based provider of flow control and fluid handling distribution, services and engineered skid systems. The transaction includes significant reinvestment from Crane’s management and employees and positions AEA to grow the business organically and via acquisitions in the industrial distribution market.

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 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 SBPE Acquires Rees Scientific

November 4, 2022

Medical Devices

AEA Investors' Small Business Private Equity (AEA SBPE) has closed the acquisition of Rees Scientific, Inc., with rollover investment from the company's employees. Rees Scientific, headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey, provides automated environmental monitoring systems and a differentiated service network serving biopharma, biotech, hospitals, blood banks, academic and CRO customers.

AEA SBPE Acquires Chemtron RiverBend

March 3, 2023

Industrial Services

AEA Investors’ Small Business Private Equity (AEA SBPE) has closed the acquisition of Chemtron RiverBend (CRB), a St. Charles, Missouri–based full-service provider of industrial water and wastewater treatment products and laboratory services. The deal includes significant rollover by management and employees; AEA cited CRB’s differentiated position in a large, fragmented market and substantial organic and M&A growth potential as drivers for the investment.