Building great industrial businesses for over 25 years

The AIP Team

Our team of engineering-centric operating and investment professionals possess the functional expertise to identify the potential of industrial businesses.

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Strategy

The Firm’s equity and credit strategies target middle market industrial companies, with a flexible and opportunistic approach that invests in all levels of the capital structure.

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The AIP Difference

“Lead by serving” – providing sound financial support and access to the firm’s resources, enabling management to focus on business fundamentals and creating long term value.

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Current Portfolio

ACPI

AHF Products

AIP Aerospace

Brock

Canam

The Carlstar Group

Contiweb

CQMS Razer

EnTrans International

Form Technologies

Gerber Technology

manroland l Goss

Moly-Cop

Optimas

Rand Logistics

REV

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Investment Strategy

Companies

  • Industrials (manufacturing, services, distribution)
  • Operations in the United States or Canada
  • Private or publicly held
  • >$200 million of revenues and higher for platforms
  • No minimum size requirements for add-ons
  • Negative EBITDA to $250 million

Characteristics

  • Control positions
  • Value creation opportunity through operational improvements
  • Global revenue opportunity
  • Enterprise value up to $1.75 billion

Transactions

  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Complex carve outs
  • Public to private
  • Innovative refinancings
  • Turnarounds (363, Article 9 and CCAA)
  • Debt and Structured transactions
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AIP Snapshot

13
Billion Portfolio Revenue (USD)
57
Portfolio Company Employees
235
Global Manufacturing & Distribution Facilities
95
Platform & Add-On Acquisitions Since Inception