Investment Summary

AE Industrial Partners Invests In Firefly Aerospace

On February 24, 2022, private equity firm AE Industrial Partners invested in aerospace company Firefly Aerospace

Investment Highlights
  • This is AE Industrial Partners’ 12th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is AE Industrial Partners’ 31st transaction in the United States.
  • This is AE Industrial Partners’ 2nd transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary
Date 2022-02-24
Target Firefly Aerospace
Sector Aerospace
Investor(s) AE Industrial Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Firefly Aerospace

Cedar Park, Texas, United States
Firefly Aerospace is providing economical launch vehicles, spacecraft, and in-space services. Firefly's launch vehicles utilize common technologies, manufacturing infrastructure, and launch capabilities, providing LEO launch solutions for up to ten metric tons of payload at the lowest cost per kg in the small-launch class. Firefly Aerospace was founded in 2017 and is based in Cedar Park, Texas.

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Investor

AE Industrial Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 6.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
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 31 of 35
Sector (Aerospace) 12 of 14
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 3
State (Texas) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 31 of 35
Year (2022) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-08 BigBear.ai

Columbia, Maryland, United States

BigBear.ai provides artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence solutions. It offers national security, supply chain management, and digital identity and biometrics solutions. The company also provides data ingestion, data enrichment, data processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, and predictive visualization solutions and services. It serves nation defense and intelligence agencies, border protection, transportation security, manufacturing, distribution and logistics, travel, entertainment, and tourism sectors. BigBear.ai was founded in 1988 and is based in Columbia, Maryland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-14 BHI Energy

Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States

BHI Energy is a provider 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. BHI Energy was founded in 1979 and is based in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

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