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American Industrial Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, American Industrial Partners has acquired 7 companies. It has also invested in 1 other.

American Industrial Partners’ most common sectors for investment aremachinery (23%) and automotive (13%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include divestiture (38%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (30%). In total, American Industrial Partners has invested in 26 US states and 8 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2017 when it acquired Molycop for $1.2B.

In the last 3 years, American Industrial Partners has exited 6 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (34%). American Industrial Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2022 when it sold The Vertex for $2.1B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity84
    • M&A Buy Activity54
    • M&A Sell Activity30
  • Total Sectors Invested 20
  • Total Countries Invested 8
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 27
  • M&A Advisors 14

American Industrial Partners

American Industrial Partners

450 Lexington Ave, 40th Floor,
New York, New York 10017
United States
(212) 627-2360
www.americanindustrial.com

American Industrial Partners is a private equity firm focused on investments in North American manufacturing or industrial service companies. For platform acquisitions, the Firm seeks businesses with at least $500 million of revenue and the Firm will consider transactions valued up to $2 billion. Operating characteristics of prospective businesses include historical record of strong free cash flows, opportunities to drive value through operating enhancements, and sustainable competitive advantages. American Industrial Partners will consider a variety of transaction types including leveraged buyouts, structured equity investments, bridge financings, senior debt, carve-outs, take privates, turnarounds, and rescue financings. American Industrial Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Automotive, Chemicals, Construction, Consumer Products, Energy Services and Equipment, Machinery, Manufacturing, Safety/Security, Test/Measurement Equipment

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Recapitalization, Special Situations/Distressed, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 500 -
Target EBITDA - 350
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - 2,000
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (2.6/yr) # 41 5 1 1 6 - 54
vol $3.9B $920M $700M $5.5B
Sell (1.8/yr) # 21 3 2 - 3 1 30
vol $500M $338M $2.1B $296M $304M $3.5B
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Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Form Technologies, Inc. 2025-01-21 304M USD Secondary Sale
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.formtechnologies.com
Virtek Vision International, Inc. 2024-10-31 - Trade Sale
Waterloo, Ontario · www.virtekvision.com
PPG - Architectural coatings business 2024-10-17 - Divestiture
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nexpera LLC 2024-07-31 - Divestiture
Newark, Delaware · www.nexpera.com
AGCO - Grain & Protein Division 2024-07-25 700M USD Divestiture
Duluth, Georgia
Aker BioMarine - Feed Ingredients Business 2024-07-09 - Divestiture
, Norway
Austin Powder Co. 2024-07-01 - Growth Capital
Cleveland, Ohio · www.austinpowder.com
The Carlstar Group LLC 2024-02-29 296M USD Trade Sale
Franklin, Tennessee · www.carlstargroup.com
Boart Longyear Ltd. 2024-01-03 - Going Private
Salt Lake City, Utah · www.boartlongyear.com
Shape Technologies Group, Inc. 2024-01-01 - Unknown
Kent, Washington · www.shapetechnologies.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
RelaDyne, Inc. 2021-12-23 Dawson Oil Co. 2025-06-10 1
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.reladyne.com Rocklin, California · www.dawsonoil.com
ADDMAN Engineering 2021-01-01 Domaille Engineering LLC 2021-12-03 4
Fort Myers, Florida · www.addmangroup.com Rochester, Minnesota · www.domailleengineering.com
ADDMAN Engineering 2021-01-01 3rd Dimension Industrial 3D Printing Co. 2021-04-13 3
Fort Myers, Florida · www.addmangroup.com Westfield, Indiana · www.print3d4u.com
Optimas OE Solutions LLC 2015-06-02 Stronghold Group 2020-04-06 1
Glenview, Illinois · www.optimas.com Schwalbach, Germany · www.stronghold-group.eu
Canam Group, Inc. 2017-07-01 Canam Group - Canadian Operations 2020-01-20 1
Point of Rocks, Maryland · www.cscsteelusa.com , Quebec
EnTrans International LLC 2014-09-05 Polar Corp. 2018-03-19 1
Athens, Tennessee · www.entransinternational.com Montebello, California · www.polarcorp.com
Molycop 2017-01-03 Valmont Industries, Inc. - Mining Consumables Business 2017-08-24 1
Omaha, Nebraska · www.molycop.com , Australia

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Machinery 3 (12%) 700M (15%) 12 (22%) 848M (17%)
Automotive 1 (4%) - 7 (13%) -
Manufacturing 4 (16%) 1.2B (27%) 5 (9%) 1.2B (25%)
Aerospace 3 (12%) 540M (12%) 4 (7%) 540M (11%)
Chemicals 2 (8%) - 4 (7%) -
Building Materials 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) 127M (3%)
Transportation 1 (4%) 1.0B (22%) 2 (4%) 1.0B (20%)
Metals/Mining 2 (8%) 171M (4%) 2 (4%) 171M (3%)
Test/Measurement Equipment - - 2 (4%) 100M (2%)
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Forest Products - - 2 (4%) -
Consumer Products 1 (4%) 920M (20%) 1 (2%) 920M (19%)
Business Services 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Distribution 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Engineering 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (2%) -
Life Science 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) -
Total 25 $4.6B 54 $4.9B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 21 (84%) 4.6B (100%) 46 (85%) 5.4B (100%)
  Ohio 3 (12%) - 5 (9%) -
  Florida 3 (12%) 1.5B (34%) 4 (7%) 1.5B (29%)
  Texas 3 (12%) - 4 (7%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) 100M (2%)
  Missouri 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
  North Carolina 1 (4%) 920M (20%) 2 (4%) 920M (17%)
  Michigan 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) 27M (1%)
  Tennessee 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
  Connecticut - - 2 (4%) -
  Wisconsin - - 2 (4%) -
  New York - - 2 (4%) -
  Nebraska 1 (4%) 1.2B (27%) 1 (2%) 1.2B (23%)
  Georgia 1 (4%) 700M (15%) 1 (2%) 700M (13%)
  Kentucky 1 (4%) 171M (4%) 1 (2%) 171M (3%)
  Delaware 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Utah 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
  Mississippi - - 1 (2%) 540M (10%)
  Washington - - 1 (2%) 148M (3%)
  Colorado - - 1 (2%) -
  California - - 1 (2%) -
  Virginia - - 1 (2%) -
  Oregon - - 1 (2%) -
  New Hampshire - - 1 (2%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (2%) -
Canada - - 2 (4%) -
  Quebec - - 1 (2%) -
  Ontario - - 1 (2%) -
France 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Germany 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Norway 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Sweden 1 (4%) - 1 (2%) -
Australia - - 1 (2%) -
Netherlands - - 1 (2%) -
Domestic 21 (84%) 4.6B (100%) 46 (85%) 5.4B (100%)
Cross-border 4 (16%) - 8 (15%) -
Total 25 $4.6B 54 $5.4B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Divestiture 12 (48%) 2.3B (51%) 20 (37%) 2.5B (51%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (16%) 1.2B (27%) 16 (30%) 1.2B (25%)
Secondary Buyout 2 (8%) - 7 (13%) 148M (3%)
Going Private 3 (12%) 1.0B (22%) 4 (7%) 1.0B (21%)
Special Situations/Distressed 1 (4%) - 3 (6%) -
Consolidation 1 (4%) - 2 (4%) -
Growth Capital 2 (8%) - 2 (4%) -
Total 25 $4.6B 54 $4.8B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 10 (33%) 634M (18%)
Merger 5 (17%) 2.1B (59%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 5 (17%) 466M (13%)
IPO 5 (17%) -
Trade Sale 3 (10%) 338M (10%)
Stake Sale 1 (3%) -
Unknown 1 (3%) -
Total 30 $3.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Goldman Sachs
 3
Houlihan Lokey
 2
Barclays Investment Bank
 2
Legal Deals
Ropes & Gray
 14
Baker Botts
 6
Sidley
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.2B
$100M to $1B 6 $3.0B
< $100M 3 $227M
TOTAL $5.5B
Largest Molycop
$1.2B (2017-01-03)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.1B
$100M to $1B 5 $1.4B
TOTAL $3.5B
Largest The Vertex Co.
$2.1B (2022-03-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
7 (13%)
Strategic(s)
35%
19 (35%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
33%
10 (33%)
Strategic(s)
30%
9 (30%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

10.0B USD

Established

1989

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Dino Cusumano

General Partner

John Becker

General Partner

Kim Marvin

General Partner

Alex Menkhaus

Partner

Alex Schukin

Partner

FAQ

When was American Industrial Partners founded?

American Industrial Partners was founded in 1989.

What type of investor is American Industrial Partners?

American Industrial Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is American Industrial Partners headquartered?

American Industrial Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does American Industrial Partners have under management?

American Industrial Partners has 10.0B USD under management.

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