American Industrial Partners Acquires AGCO’s Grain & Protein Business

American Industrial Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Aker BioMarine's Feed Ingredients Business

July 9, 2024

Food & Beverage

American Industrial Partners (AIP) has acquired a 60% ownership stake in Aker BioMarine's Feed Ingredients segment, which will be held in a newly established company (Aker BioMarine Antarctic Holding II AS). Aker ASA (via Aker Capital AS) will retain a 40% ownership stake; the Feed Ingredients business is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and employs approximately 450 people and crewmembers. The investment aims to accelerate growth in krill-based aquaculture feed, animal health and sustainability applications globally.

American Industrial Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Austin Powder

July 1, 2024

Manufacturing

American Industrial Partners (AIP) has made a strategic growth investment in Austin Powder to support the company's expansion, innovation and global growth plans while partnering with Austin’s existing long-term ownership group and management team. Financial terms were not disclosed; the investment will provide AIP’s financial and operational resources to accelerate geographic expansion and capability development across Austin Powder’s explosives manufacturing and blasting services business.

American Industrial Partners Completes Take-Private Acquisition of Boart Longyear

April 10, 2024

Industrial Services

American Industrial Partners (AIP) completed a court-approved take-private acquisition of Boart Longyear Group Ltd., acquiring all outstanding shares and taking the company private. AIP said it will partner with Boart Longyear management to deploy operational capabilities (product engineering, aftermarket, procurement, LEAN, IT, finance) and invest to accelerate growth in the company's drilling services, equipment manufacturing, and orebody-knowledge technology businesses.

AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP) Consortium Acquires Aligned Data Centers in ~$40B Deal

October 15, 2025

Infrastructure

The Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), together with MGX and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), will acquire 100% of Aligned Data Centers from private infrastructure funds managed by Macquarie Asset Management and co-invest partners. The consortium expects the transaction to fuel expansion of next-generation cloud and AI infrastructure, implying an enterprise value of approximately $40 billion, with closing expected in the first half of 2026 subject to approvals.

American Industrial Partners Acquires International Paper’s Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF) Business

January 24, 2026

Industrial Services

American Industrial Partners (AIP) has completed its acquisition of International Paper’s Global Cellulose Fibers (GCF) business. The transaction was valued at $1.5 billion, with AIP paying cash and issuing preferred stock to International Paper, and GCF now operates as an independent company.

American Industrial Partners Invests in Orizon Aerostructures

December 28, 2020

Aerospace & Defense

On December 28, 2020, private equity firm American Industrial Partners (AIP) invested $50 million (a combination of loan and equity) in Orizon Aerostructures to provide additional liquidity and support the company’s growth and long-term strategy. The capital will help Orizon expand capabilities across its advanced machining, processing and assembly operations for commercial and defense aerostructure platforms.