M&A Deal Summary

AE Industrial Partners Acquires American Pacific

On February 6, 2020, private equity firm AE Industrial Partners acquired manufacturer American Pacific from Huntsman Family Investments

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AE Industrial Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is AE Industrial Partners’ 19th transaction in the United States.
  • This is AE Industrial Partners’ 2nd transaction in Utah.
Investment Fate
  • American Pacific was sold to a strategic buyer in 2023 for 700M USD.
  • American Pacific was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2024 for 700M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-02-06
Target American Pacific
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) AE Industrial Partners
Sellers(s) Huntsman Family Investments
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Houlihan Lokey (Financial)
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (Legal)

Target

American Pacific

Cedar City, Utah, United States
website
American Pacific is a specialty materials manufacturer of critical chemicals for some of the U.S. Government’s most vital military and space programs. The company produces technical materials through proprietary processes for use in missile defense, space launch, pharmaceutical, and fire suppression applications. American Pacific was formed in 1955 and is based in Cedar City, Utah.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer
DESCRIPTION
AE Industrial Partners' headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.
AE Industrial Partners' headquarters in Boca Raton, Florida.

AE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm focused on acquiring and investing in aerospace and industrial companies. The Firm specifically looks for established, profitable companies in the aircraft propulsion (turbojet, turbofan and turboprop aircraft engines) and power generation (industrial turbines) industries, as well as the manufacture of OEM and replacement parts, and aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul. AE Industrial Partners was formed in 1998 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 19 of 35
Sector (Manufacturing) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 6 of 6
State (Utah) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 19 of 34
Year (2020) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-03 AIM MRO

Miamiville, Ohio, United States

AIM MRO is a manufacturer and supply chain manager of highly engineered consumable repair products and materials used primarily in the aerospace engine aftermarket. AIM MRO has differentiated itself by offering a “one-stop-shop” serving aerospace engine and gas turbine Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (“MRO”) facilities worldwide in their demand for highly engineered consumable parts and materials used in the repair of flight-critical engine components. AIM MRO takes an analytical approach to integrate the multi-site material spend of global engine component repair operations in order to deliver significant value and customized solutions for its customers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-01 Redwire

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Redwire is a provider of space solutions and high-reliability components for the next generation space economy, with valuable IP for solar power generation and in-space 3D printing and manufacturing. Redwire is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Huntsman Family Investments is the investment platform for the Jon M. Huntsman, Sr. family. The Firm seeks to invest in public and private equities, fixed income, real estate, international securites and other opportunistic asset classes. Huntsman Family Investments is based in Salt Lake City, Utah.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2020) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-26 GTA

Tamuning, Guam

GTA is a digital infrastructure provider of broadband, wireless, data center, and subsea cable landing services. GTA is based in Tamuning, Guam.

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