AE Industrial Partners

AE Industrial Partners provides management expertise, strategic direction and financial resources to organizations involved in highly technical manufacturing, distribution, MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) and logistics / data services. By leveraging our industry networks and operating backgrounds, as well as our experience in equity investing, mergers & acquisitions, debt management and business strategy, we work to increase our portfolio's profitability and ensure long-term success.

Marc Baliotti

Senior MD

Trey Bivins

Principal

WW

Worth W. Boisture

Operating Partner

PC

Peter Cannito

Operating Partner

TC

Taylor Casey

Associate

TC

Thomas Churbuck

Managing Partner

Charlie Compton

Partner

Leslie B. Daniels

Operating Partner

ND

Nathan Dickstein

Principal

AD

Austen Dixon

Senior Associate

DF

Dan Fermon

VP

KF

Katie Folmar

VP

WG

Wayne Garrett

Partner

MG

Michael Greene

Managing Partner

MG

Mallika Gummalla

Director

Jeffrey Hart

Principal

BH

Brian Hess

VP

BJ

Beckett Jackson

Director

GK

Graham Kantor

Senior Associate

EK

Eugene Kim

Senior Associate

Melissa Klafter

Partner, CFO

Kirk Konert

Partner

TL

Tyler Letarte

VP

ML

Michael Lohnert

Partner

JL

Jon Lusczakoski

VP

AM

Andrew McElhinney

VP

Bryan McElwee

Principal

Jon Nemo

Senior Partner

TR

Tyler Rowe

VP

David Rowe

Managing Partner

CS

Charlie Santos-Buch

Partner

Mark Satran

Senior MD

Brian Schettler

Partner, Head of AEI HorizonX

Peter Schumacher

Partner

BS

Brandon Smith

Associate

TS

Tess Sprechman

VP / Head of Investor Relations

SV

Shawn Vick

Partner

Vincia Wilson

VP / Controller

Past deals in Manufacturing

Cross-Fire & Security

Acquisition in 2021
Cross-Fire & Security is a safety company specializing in the design, engineering, installation, maintenance, monitoring, and servicing of state-of-the-art fire and life safety systems.

Fire Team Solutions

Venture Round in 2021
Fire Team Solutions is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that delivers a broad range of premier engineering, development, and programmatic services to customers across the Department of Defense and Intelligence community.

Alpine Air Express

Acquisition in 2019
Alpine Air Express is a logistics and transportation platform providing regional air cargo services. Alpine is a Part 135 air cargo operator with a long and distinguished history providing its customers with safe and reliable air cargo transportation services primarily throughout attractive growth markets in the Mountain Region of the Western United States.

BigBear.ai

Acquisition in 2021
BigBear.ai is a decision dominance serving the national defense and intelligence communities. The Company delivers high-end capabilities across the data and digital spectrum to deliver information superiority and decision support. BigBear.ai provides a comprehensive suite of solutions including artificial intelligence and machine learning, data science, advanced analytics, offensive and defensive cyber, data management, cloud solutions, digital engineering, and systems integration.

BHI Energy

Acquisition in 2017
BHI Energy has provided a variety of on-site specialty maintenance, radiation protection and staffing services to the power-generation industry. BHI’s business model is proven to build longstanding relationships with customers through the alignment of operating objectives and the ability to help customers effectively manage and service their assets across power generation, oil & gas, and electricity transmission and distribution sectors.
Terran Orbital are the leading innovators and providers of picosatellites, cubesats, and nanosatellites. They provide cost-effective end-to-end new space aerospace solutions for enterprises, universities, and government agencies. Their business is comprised of three operating groups that create their various lines of business. Research, Development, and Manufacturing (RDM) – They have over ten years’ experience and some of the best minds in the nanosatellite industry. They provide R&D consulting services and manufacturing for many government agencies, such as NASA, DARPA, JPL and military organizations such as the DOD, NRL, and NRO. Launch Services – They bridge Earth to Space for those seeking to launch pico and nanosatellites. Data Network & Subscriber Services – They are building a global constellation of best-in-class nanosatellites that will form an unprecedented data infrastructure in space. They expect their network will match or exceed the bandwidth carrying capacity of existing full-sized data satellites at half the cost to subscribers. They will add functionality, capacity, and software applications to their infrastructure on a continuous basis, leveraging it as a foundation for scalable growth in both their company and the space industry as a whole.

Isotropic Systems Limited

Series B in 2021
Isotropic Systems Limited designs and develops antennas for satellites. It serves high throughput satellite operators, constellation operators, maritime service providers, rail ferries, enterprise service providers, defense industry, aeronautical service providers, and military service providers. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Reading , United Kingdom with an additional office in Linthicum, United States.

American Pacific Corporation

Acquisition in 2020
American Pacific Corporation manufactures specialty chemicals, primarily oxidizers. It offers oxidizers that are used in solid rocket motors for space launch vehicles and national defense applications. The company also produces ammonium perchlorate and other perchlorate chemicals; halocarbon-based clean fire extinguishing agents for the fire protection industry; and sodium azide for pharmaceutical and various other industries. American Pacific Corporation was formerly known as Pacific Engineering & Production Co. of Nevada and changed its name to American Pacific Corporation in 1986. The company was founded in 1955 and is based in Cedar City, Utah with an additional office in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Resolute Industrial

Acquisition in 2019
Resolute Industrial Resolute Industrial is a leading independent provider of compressor remanufacturing, chiller rental and refrigerant storage solutions for large industrial HVAC systems. Through its strategically located national depot network, Resolute Industrial is a proven provider of HVAC cooling solutions across North America. After separating from Johnson Controls in October of 2015, Resolute Industrial stands as an independent company focused on providing leading quality service to a wide spectrum of customers in the HVAC industry.

Isotropic Systems Limited

Series B in 2021
Isotropic Systems Limited designs and develops antennas for satellites. It serves high throughput satellite operators, constellation operators, maritime service providers, rail ferries, enterprise service providers, defense industry, aeronautical service providers, and military service providers. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Reading , United Kingdom with an additional office in Linthicum, United States.

ThayerMahan

Venture Round in 2020
ThayerMahan, Inc. operates in the technology industry. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Groton, Connecticut.

Moeller Aerospace

Acquisition in 2016
Moeller Aerospace, based in Wixom, MI, specializes in manufacturing machined parts for the gas turbine aircraft engine and power generation industries. Moeller Aerospace manufactures precision-machined parts – ranging from small items such as bladelocks to complex brackets, blades, vanes, housings and manifolds. At the core of Moeller Aerospace’s expertise is the manufacturing of hot- and cold-section turbine airfoils, using a wide range of alloys including Inconel/nickel alloys and titanium, with a business unit specializing in machining titanium-aluminide, low-pressure turbine blades. Moeller Aerospace is also a recognized industry leader for their proprietary Click-LocTM and FlexThreadTM products, including self-locking fluid fittings, fasteners and borescope plugs.

AeroSat Corporation

Venture Round in 2006
At AeroSat Corporation, our mission is to keep you connected, no matter where you fly. For more than a decade, we have been developing aviation communications solutions for commercial aircraft and business jets that provide revolutionary global broadband and television services for passengers and crew. Today, AeroSat is on the cutting-edge of in-flight connectivity, a market poised for significant growth. Our innovative Ku-band antenna systems enable aircraft to connect to the Internet whether in flight or at the gate, affordably maintaining high-speed broadband connections in every region of the world. More than 300 of our commercial TV antennas have been installed to date, providing service where others can't, due to a weak signal, low-to-horizon positioning, or humid weather conditions. Our goal in the next two years is to become the aviation standard for wireless connectivity, television, cell-phone service, and text messaging. Within three years, we plan to introduce the next generation of airborne communications, delivering even greater connection speed at the lowest cost ever. Innovative products. Proven performance. Our product line includes four SATCOM antenna systems. Our newest product is a Fuselage Broadband Internet Antenna System that enables commercial airliners to receive true high-speed broadband Internet service. These Ku-band aircraft antennas are currently being implemented by several major airlines. In addition, we offer a Fuselage-Mounted aircraft television antenna, a Tail-Mounted aircraft television antenna and a TV/Internet Tail-Mounted Antenna. To date, we have shipped more than 300 units. Certified and approved. Today, our airborne SATCOM products are certified and in use on Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dessault and Cessna aircraft. AeroSat holds ISO 9001:2000 certification, Aerospace Standard (AS9100B) certification, FAA Parts Manufacture Authority (PMA) and is FAA certified on 28 types of aircraft. AeroSat's newest HR6400 Ku-band antenna is DO-160E qualified and flight tested.

AIM MRO, LLC

Acquisition in 2019
AIM MRO, LLC, a materials management company, manufactures customized products and component repair solutions to the maintenance, repair, and operating service shops across aero and land based turbine facilities in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers blending and finishing products, diffusion braze presintered preforms, masking solutions, testing materials, braze tapes, diffusion braze tapes, thermal sprays, braze pastes, part detail and SPaDS, and wires, as well as vapor phase and laser weld products. It also provides engineering, prototyping, machining, and inventory management services. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Miamiville, Ohio with additional offices in Singapore, Brazil, Dubai, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

Quincus

Series B in 2021
At Quincus, we strive to solve your most pressing supply chain problems. We empower your entire supply chain ecosystem—employees, vendors, customers, and hubs—to instantly respond to market changes. Our technology equips you with real-time visibility and AI-driven optimisation. At the same time, our platform acts as a single source of truth that enables everyone to make decisions based on the same data. In the few short years since our founding in 2014, our clientele has expanded to include several household brands across the world—in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, UAE, and more. Working with us, you will be among many other successful companies that trust us. You will know you’re in good hands.

Firefly Aerospace

Series B in 2022
FireFly is a photo check-in service for Twitter. Users are able to share their locations and experiences by checking in with photos and places via a smartphone application, as well as see the real-time locations of their friends based on their Twitter activities. The service is built to run on top of Twitter and work with users’ existing Twitter social graphs. FireFly differs from other check-in applications by finding its users’ Twitter friends from a wide variety of Twitter activities including regular tweets posted with a location, photos posted from photo-sharing applications such as Instagram, PicPlz,and more, as well as check-ins posted from Foursquare, Gowalla, BrightKite, and more.

Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace

Acquisition in 2015
Kellstrom Materials is a uniquely capable supply chain partner to the world’s air transport providers and MRO’s. Differentiated by its operational heritage, on-hand relevant inventory and parts management emphasis, Kellstrom Materials provides you with instant access to one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive inventories of new and pre-owned aircraft parts for engine and airframe heavy maintenance, phase checks and line maintenance. The company offers an unparalleled level of cost-effective supply chain solutions to the world’s air transport operators, including new OEM parts distribution, consignment management, pre-owned parts distribution, repair management, overhauled rotable components, parts exchange, whole engine assets, and fleet provisioning programs based on real world experience.

UAV Factory

Acquisition in 2021
UAV Factory Ltd. is one of the world’s leading developers of unmanned composite airframes. In the rapidly-developing field of unmanned aerial vehicles, UAV Factory designs subsystems, develops platforms, and manufactures airframes. The result is a product that is unmatched in quality, and unparalleled in technological advancement.

Columbia Helicopters, Inc.

Acquisition in 2019
Columbia Helicopters, LLC designs, manufactures, and operates commercial heavy-lift helicopters. It offers lifting services to industries, which includes forestry, construction, petroleum exploration, movies, government, disaster relief, and fighting wild fires. The company also provides commercial and military aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul services to operators of similar aircraft and components. It serves customers in the United States, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Chile, Canada, Mexico, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Panama, Afghanistan, Peru, Myanmar, China, Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company was founded in 1957 and is based in Aurora, Oregon with additional offices in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Lima, Peru; and Portland, Oregon.

Triman Industries

Acquisition in 2019
Triman Industries is a full-service, value-added distributor and worldwide provider of Military, Aerospace and Defense Industry components.

The Aircraft Group

Acquisition in 2016
Founded in 1990, and based in Phoenix, AZ, The Aircraft Group has a worldwide reputation for excellence in commercial aviation asset and transaction management. TAG is a leading provider of aircraft consulting services related to the purchase, sale or leasing of all types of commercial aircraft. TAG possesses the technology and technical skills necessary to offer a broad array of services to a diversified client base.

AeroSat Corporation

Venture Round in 2008
At AeroSat Corporation, our mission is to keep you connected, no matter where you fly. For more than a decade, we have been developing aviation communications solutions for commercial aircraft and business jets that provide revolutionary global broadband and television services for passengers and crew. Today, AeroSat is on the cutting-edge of in-flight connectivity, a market poised for significant growth. Our innovative Ku-band antenna systems enable aircraft to connect to the Internet whether in flight or at the gate, affordably maintaining high-speed broadband connections in every region of the world. More than 300 of our commercial TV antennas have been installed to date, providing service where others can't, due to a weak signal, low-to-horizon positioning, or humid weather conditions. Our goal in the next two years is to become the aviation standard for wireless connectivity, television, cell-phone service, and text messaging. Within three years, we plan to introduce the next generation of airborne communications, delivering even greater connection speed at the lowest cost ever. Innovative products. Proven performance. Our product line includes four SATCOM antenna systems. Our newest product is a Fuselage Broadband Internet Antenna System that enables commercial airliners to receive true high-speed broadband Internet service. These Ku-band aircraft antennas are currently being implemented by several major airlines. In addition, we offer a Fuselage-Mounted aircraft television antenna, a Tail-Mounted aircraft television antenna and a TV/Internet Tail-Mounted Antenna. To date, we have shipped more than 300 units. Certified and approved. Today, our airborne SATCOM products are certified and in use on Boeing, Airbus, Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dessault and Cessna aircraft. AeroSat holds ISO 9001:2000 certification, Aerospace Standard (AS9100B) certification, FAA Parts Manufacture Authority (PMA) and is FAA certified on 28 types of aircraft. AeroSat's newest HR6400 Ku-band antenna is DO-160E qualified and flight tested.

Deep Space Systems

Acquisition in 2020
Deep Space Systems design, development, integration, testing, and operations of science, technology, and exploration spacecraft. The Company's products range from integrated spacecraft to fully qualified space components to ground support equipment and software. Its advanced engineering capabilities include design and analysis of space systems and subsystems including Structures, Mechanisms, Propulsion, Power, Thermal, Telecommunications, Avionics, Optical, and Instrumentation systems.

New Wave Solutions

Acquisition in 2020
NuWave Solutions brings together leading edge data management, analytics, artificial intelligence and cloud technologies to deliver advanced decision support solutions to government and business leaders.

CDI Corp.

Acquisition in 2017
Headquartered in Philadelphia, CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) is a leading provider of engineering and information technology outsourcing solutions and professional staffing. Its operating units include CDI Engineering Solutions, CDI IT Solutions, CDI AndersElite Limited, and Management Recruiters International, Inc. With offices throughout North America as well as joint ventures in Kuwait and Mexico, the CDI Engineering Solutions division provides engineering outsourcing, project management and professional services to Global 1000 clients in the aerospace, government services, infrastructure, life sciences and process & industrial markets.

Belcan Corporation

Acquisition in 2015
Belcan Corp. is global supplier of engineering services to a diverse spectrum of industries. With more than 3,000 engineers and 20 locations, we are among the largest engineering companies in the U.S.

Pangiam

Acquisition in 2020
Pangiam is a public-private partnership company creating a network of industry partners aimed at revolutionizing the future of operations, security, and safety at airports, seaports, and land border crossings through the use of emerging technologies.

Gryphon Technologies

Acquisition in 2018
Gryphon is a premier engineering and technical services firm providing support to national security and coalition forces. Gryphon provides our Defense clients with the systems analysis, integration, and program management skills necessary to manage the development and operations of their mission critical systems. Gryphon Technologies is CMMI Level 3 rated and has consistently been named one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies.

FMI

Acquisition in 2017
Since 1992, FMI has been recruiting knowledgeable talent in specialized component manufacturing. Many of our employees have been at FMI for over 15 years, using their expertise to deliver the best products, on time, every time.

Adcole Maryland Aerospace

Acquisition in 2020
Adcole Maryland Aerospace specializes in the design, manufacture, integration, test, and operation of small satellites and spacecraft components. The Company combines new space technologies with a rich heritage in space flight and proven traditional space hardware to meet the emerging needs of the aerospace industry. Adcole’s team of engineers have a diverse range of skill sets and decades of mission experience, and combined with its state-of-the-art cleanroom facility, enable the Company to deliver end-to-end space systems that meet exacting quality standards.

G.S. Precision, Inc.

Acquisition in 2020
G.S. Precision, Inc. manufactures high-precision machined components and sub-assemblies for aircraft engine, aerospace, medical, fiber-optic, automotive, specialty bearing, and other commercial industries. Its capabilities include precision CNC machining and assembly, CNC turning centers, CNC machining centers, CNC Swiss, Swiss automatics, grinding, EDM, deburring, prototyping, and assembly. The company was founded in 1958 and is based in Brattleboro, Vermont with a facility in Guaymas, Mexico.

AC&A Enterprises

Acquisition in 2016
AC&A is a provider of composite and metallic parts and tooling to the aerospace, defense, space and specialty automobile markets with exceptional carbon composite capabilities. AC&A is highly proficient in both tool generation and component part manufacturing for its core markets as well as emerging, high-growth end markets such as space and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). With a reputation for producing solutions for difficult-to-manufacture parts, AC&A continues to grow its list of blue-chip customers in its key markets.