A key piece of AE Industrial’s strategy is evaluating investments in the context of three thematic frameworks: category-defining investments, re-defining critical tollgates, and buying and building better businesses
AE Industrial Partners (“AE Industrial” or the “Firm”) is a private investment firm with $7.2 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2025 focused on investing in technologies and services considered critical to national & economic security. Since 2015, AE Industrial has completed more than 140 investments in market-leading companies that benefit from its deep industry knowledge, operating experience, and network of relationships across the sectors where the firm invests (national security, aerospace and industrial services). With a commitment to driving value creation in partnership with the management teams of its portfolio companies, AE Industrial invests across private equity, venture capital, and aerospace leasing. AE Industrial is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL with an office in Washington, D.C.
AE Industrial Private Equity Investment Strategy
AE Industrial’s investment focus can broadly be defined as markets dominated by large industrial enterprises and government institutions that require deep relationship networks, operating and technical expertise, regulatory experience and industry credibility to source and execute successful investments. AE Industrial is focused on investment themes in companies critical to the national and economic security of the United States and its allies, including:
A key piece of AE Industrial’s strategy is evaluating investments in the context of three thematic frameworks: (1) category-defining investments where the Firm invests ahead of the curve in differentiated technologies with the ability to shape priorities & long-term growth, (2) re-defining critical tollgates and identifying underappreciated, not-well-understood market positions providing mission critical products & services, and (3) buying and building better businesses by identifying opportunities to more uniquely build strategic platforms with attractive buyer demand at scale.
AE Industrial Team
AE Industrial’s investment, operational and technical due diligence capabilities are underpinned by the strength of the Firm’s team. The Firm’s private equity Investment and Portfolio Operations teams consist of 51 professionals with a strong combination of operating and investment experience. AE Industrial’s operating experience includes Founder, CEO, COO, CFO, Corporate Development and EVP-level positions in organizations such as General Electric, Gulfstream Aerospace, Boeing, Landmark Aviation, United Technologies Corporation, Sikorsky Aircraft (Lockheed Martin), NextEra Energy, Bombardier, and NetJets1, in addition to senior roles in the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and the Central Intelligence Agency.
In 2024, AE Industrial opened the Washington, D.C. office to advance the Firm’s capabilities in national security, driving origination and portfolio performance by engaging with key policymakers, government & military officials and regulatory bodies.
AE Industrial Q3 Exciting News
AE Industrial portfolio company Calca Solutions, LLC has been acquired by NewMarket Corporation. https://www.aeroequity.com/newmarket-corporation-completes-the-acquisition-of-calca-solutions-llc/
1 References to an entity herein is not meant to suggest endorsement of AE Industrial by such entity.
AE Industrial Partners is honored to be recognized among GrowthCap’s Top Private Equity Firms of the Year for the second year in a row! https://growthcapadvisory.com/the-top-private-equity-firms-of-2025/#:~:text=Founded%20in%201998%2C%20AE,Co%2DCEOs%20and%20Managing%20Partner s
AE Industrial portfolio company Firefly Aerospace went public on the Nasdaq under the ticker FLY
