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AE Industrial Partners

US
commercialFounded 1998
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
aeroequity.com/
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AE Industrial Partners acquired a majority stake in Firefly Aerospace in 2022.

ORG RELATIONSHIP7/18/2024Firefly CEO leaves company

AE Industrial Partners acquired a majority stake in York Space Systems in 2022.

ORG RELATIONSHIP2/24/2024space-industry-seeks-clarity-on-defense-market-plans

AE Industrial Partners acquired Firefly Aerospace in 2022.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/8/2023Firefly Aerospace acquires Spaceflight Inc.

AE Industrial Partners acquired a 51% equity stake in York Space Systems at a $1,125,000,000 valuation.

ORG RELATIONSHIP10/5/2022Spacecraft builder York sells stake to private equity firm AEI at over $1 billion valuation

AE Industrial Partners plans to acquire a majority stake in York Space Systems on 2022-10-04.

ORG RELATIONSHIP10/4/2022AEI claims majority stake in York Space Systems

AE Industrial Partners created Redwire Space in 2020 after acquiring Adcole Maryland Aerospace, Deep Space Systems and Made In Space.

ORG RELATIONSHIP10/4/2022AEI claims majority stake in York Space Systems

AE Industrial Partners led a $75,000,000 Series B funding round for Firefly in March 2022.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL8/19/2022Big plans for mini-launchers

AE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm that agreed to acquire a significant stake in Firefly Aerospace from Noosphere Venture Partners.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/16/2022Firefly co-founder Markusic to step down as CEO

AE Industrial Partners led Firefly Aerospace’s $75,000,000 Series B funding round in March.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL6/16/2022Firefly co-founder Markusic to step down as CEO

AE Industrial Partners took Redwire public in September 2021 through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

ORG RELATIONSHIP4/4/2022Space investors predict more acquisitions to combat hiring challenges

AE Industrial Partners led the $75,000,000 Series B round in Firefly Aerospace on 2022-03-22.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL3/23/2022Firefly raises $75 million as it prepares for second launch

AE Industrial Partners has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a significant stake in Firefly Aerospace from Noosphere Venture Partners LP.

ORG RELATIONSHIP2/27/2022Firefly Aerospace Receives A Significant Financial Stake From AE Industrial Partners

AE Industrial Partners participated in Sierra Space’s $1,400,000,000 Series A funding round led by General Atlantic, Coatue, and Moore Strategic Ventures in November.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL2/24/2022AE Industrial Partners to acquire stake in Firefly from Noosphere

AE Industrial Partners acquired American Pacific, a specialty materials manufacturer based in Cedar City, Utah, in 2020.

ORG RELATIONSHIP4/20/2021AE Industrial Partners’ American Pacific Corp. invests in Frontier Aerospace

AE Industrial Partners formed Redwire in June 2020 after acquiring Deep Space Systems and Adcole Space.

ORG RELATIONSHIP2/23/2021Redwire acquires Deployable Space Systems

AE Industrial Partners acquired Deep Space Systems in June 2023.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/25/2020Al Tadros joins Redwire as chief growth officer and executive vice president

AE Industrial Partners acquired Adcole Maryland Aerospace in March 2023.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/25/2020Al Tadros joins Redwire as chief growth officer and executive vice president

AE Industrial Partners acquired Adcole Maryland Aerospace and Deep Space Systems in 2020 and combined them to form Redwire.

ORG RELATIONSHIP8/12/2020The space sector is finally finding its way to the exits