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AEA Investors

Medium
New York City, United States · Founded 1968 · AUM $19 billion · Website
Leveraged BuyoutGrowth CapitalMezzanine CapitalMiddle Market DebtManufacturingServiceDistributionSpecialty ChemicalsConsumer ProductsBusiness ServicesUnited StatesEuropeAsia
Last verified
8/19/2026

Firm Overview

122
Portfolio tracked
6
Sectors
3
Regions
8/19/2026
Last verified

AEA Investors LP is an American middle-market private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts, growth capital, and mezzanine debt.

AEA Investors was founded in 1968 as American European Associates to manage investments for high-profile clients including S.G. Warburg & Co. and the Rockefeller, Mellon, and Harriman families. Since 1983, the firm has raised more than $15 billion in capital across its private equity and debt funds from high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors.

The firm is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in Stamford, London, Munich, and Shanghai. It operates across three primary platforms: Middle Market Private Equity, Small Business Private Equity, and Private Debt (including Mezzanine and Middle Market Debt).

AEA focuses on identifying value in middle-market companies across a variety of industrial and consumer-facing sectors. Notable historical activities include the acquisition and subsequent sale of Burt's Bees to Clorox in 2007 and the management of several multi-billion dollar investment programs such as AEA Fund VII.

Founded1968
HeadquartersNew York City, United States
AUM$19 billion
Target investmentMiddle market and small business
EmployeesNot specified
StrategiesLeveraged Buyout, Growth Capital, Mezzanine Capital, Middle Market Debt
Sector focusManufacturing, Service, Distribution, Specialty Chemicals, Consumer Products, Business Services
Geographic focusUnited States, Europe, Asia

Leadership

John Garcia
CEO and Chairman
John Garcia is the current CEO and Chairman of AEA Investors.
Vincent Mai
Former Chairman
Vincent Mai served as the firm's chairman from 1998 until 2011.

Notable Investments

Burt's Bees24 Hour FitnessEvoqua Water Technologies LLCAcosta Inc.Melissa & DougPregisUnifrax CorporationScan Global LogisticsJack'sHoughton InternationalSuncoast Roofing Supply

Historical and current deals referenced in public sources.

Portfolio Companies

CompanySectorStatusWebsite
1-800 Contacts, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
50 Floor, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
829 StudiosCurrentVisit ↗
Acosta, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Allied Power GroupCurrentVisit ↗
American Dental CompaniesCurrentVisit ↗
American ExpeditingCurrentVisit ↗
American Oncology NetworkCurrentVisit ↗
AmeriVet Partners Management, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Aramsco Holdings, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
AS SoftwareCurrentVisit ↗
Ascential TechnologiesCurrentVisit ↗
At HomeCurrentVisit ↗
B.I. IncorporatedCurrentVisit ↗
Balboa InstrumentsCurrentVisit ↗
Barnet Products CorporationCurrentVisit ↗
Bespoke PartnersCurrentVisit ↗
BMS EnterprisesCurrentVisit ↗
BOA GroupCurrentVisit ↗
Brand NetworksCurrentVisit ↗
Burt's Bees, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
CenegenicsCurrentVisit ↗
Chemical GuysCurrentVisit ↗
CimsenseCurrentVisit ↗
CLS Management Services, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Cogent HealthcareCurrentVisit ↗
Colony Hardware CorporationCurrentVisit ↗
Commonwealth Pain & SpineCurrentVisit ↗
Convenience Food Systems B.V.CurrentVisit ↗
CPG International Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Crane GroupCurrentVisit ↗
CRB WaterCurrentVisit ↗
Dana Safety SupplyCurrentVisit ↗
Dayton PartsCurrentVisit ↗
DematicCurrentVisit ↗
Entregado GroupCurrentVisit ↗
EvansCurrentVisit ↗
Evans NetworkCurrentVisit ↗
Evoqua Water TechnologiesCurrentVisit ↗
Excelitas Technologies Corp.CurrentVisit ↗
EZ TextingCurrentVisit ↗
Flow Control GroupCurrentVisit ↗
Galco Industrial Electronics, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Global Precision ProductsCurrentVisit ↗
GMS Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Henry CompanyCurrentVisit ↗
Hero Digital (Huge)CurrentVisit ↗
Houghton International, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
HugeCurrentVisit ↗
Impetus Wellness GroupCurrentVisit ↗
Implus Footcare, LLCCurrentVisit ↗
In the SwimCurrentVisit ↗
Industrial Acoustics CompanyCurrentVisit ↗
Industrial ControlsCurrentVisit ↗
InovarCurrentVisit ↗
Jack's Family RestaurantsCurrentVisit ↗
Kranson Industries, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Kranson Industries, Inc. (TricorBraun)CurrentVisit ↗
LoneStar GroupCurrentVisit ↗
Magna5CurrentVisit ↗
Mark Spain Real EstateCurrentVisit ↗
Melissa & Doug, LLCCurrentVisit ↗
Meritus Gas PartnersCurrentVisit ↗
Metro Vein CentersCurrentVisit ↗
Monroe EngineeringCurrentVisit ↗
Montway, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
National Carwash SolutionsCurrentVisit ↗
National Rehab Equipment, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Nations RoofCurrentVisit ↗
NES FircroftCurrentVisit ↗
Northern China German AutomotiveCurrentVisit ↗
NumotionCurrentVisit ↗
Oceans HealthcareCurrentVisit ↗
Omega Acquisition CorporationCurrentVisit ↗
P&B IntermodalCurrentVisit ↗
Pave AmericaCurrentVisit ↗
Pexco LLCCurrentVisit ↗
Phillips Pet Food & SuppliesCurrentVisit ↗
PLZ Aeroscience CorporationCurrentVisit ↗
Polygon Holding ABCurrentVisit ↗
PPC Industries, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Pregis CorporationCurrentVisit ↗
Pro Mach Group, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Process Sensing TechnologiesCurrentVisit ↗
RED GlobalCurrentVisit ↗
Redwood LogisticsCurrentVisit ↗
Rees ScientificCurrentVisit ↗
RelaDyne, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Riviera PartnersCurrentVisit ↗
ROI CX SolutionsCurrentVisit ↗
SBP Holding LP (Singer Bishop)CurrentVisit ↗
Scan Global LogisticsCurrentVisit ↗
SCIO AutomationCurrentVisit ↗
Sextant Education Corp.CurrentVisit ↗
Shoes for Crews, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Singer IndustrialCurrentVisit ↗
SitelogIQCurrentVisit ↗
Sparrows GroupCurrentVisit ↗
Spectrum ControlCurrentVisit ↗
Spectrum Control (f.k.a API Technologies Corp.)CurrentVisit ↗
Spectrum Plastics GroupCurrentVisit ↗
Splash Car WashCurrentVisit ↗
Springs Window FashionsCurrentVisit ↗
SRS Distribution Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
Suhyang NetworksCurrentVisit ↗
Swanson Industries, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
The Lifetime Value Co.CurrentVisit ↗
The Oncology InstituteCurrentVisit ↗
ThreeSixty Group, Ltd.CurrentVisit ↗
TileBarCurrentVisit ↗
Traeger Pellet Grills Holdings, LLCCurrentVisit ↗
TricorBraun Holdings, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
TrinamixCurrentVisit ↗
Troxell Communications, Inc.CurrentVisit ↗
True Blue Car WashCurrentVisit ↗
Unifrax CorporationCurrentVisit ↗
Verdesian Life SciencesCurrentVisit ↗
VeserisCurrentVisit ↗
Visual Comfort & Co.CurrentVisit ↗
Window NationCurrentVisit ↗
WorldWide ElectricCurrentVisit ↗

Source: www.aeainvestors.com/portfolio

Portfolio Web Readiness

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Sources

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