AEA Investors Overview

  • Investor Type
  • PE/​Buyout

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 120

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 689

  • Portfolio
  • 51

  • Exits
  • 147

Exits

AEA Investors General Information

Company Description

Founded in 1968, AEA Investors is a private equity firm based in New York, New York. Founded by the Rockefeller, Mellon, and Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co. as a private investment vehicle for a select group of industrial family offices with substantial assets. The firm has an extraordinary global network built over many years which includes leading industrial families, business executives, and leaders, many of whom invest with them as active individual investors, join its portfolio company boards, or act in other advisory roles. Today, the firm has over 120 investment professionals operating globally with offices in New York, Stamford, San Francisco, London, Munich, and Shanghai. The firm manages funds with approximately $19 billion of invested and committed capital including the leveraged buyouts of middle-market and small business companies, growth capital, and private debt investments.

Business Details

Year Founded
1968
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Trade Association
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Primary Investor Type
PE/Buyout
Other Investor Types
Lender/Debt Provider
Growth/Expansion
Mezzanine
Corporate Office
  • 520 Madison Avenue
  • 40th Floor
  • New York, NY 10022
  • United States
+1 (212)

AEA Investors Investments & Acquisitions (689)

AEA Investors’s most recent investment was a with Angels Moving Autos. The deal was made on 16-May-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Angels Moving Autos 16-May-2025 Automotive Generating Revenue
Wilmington Rubber & Gasket 01-May-2025 Industrial Supplies and Parts Generating Revenue
Path Company 22-Apr-2025 Energy Infrastructure Generating Revenue
All Trades Response Group 06-Apr-2025 Construction and Engineering Generating Revenue
Elektro Eggers 21-Mar-2025 Buyout/LBO Construction and Engineering Generating Revenue
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AEA Investors Exits (147)

AEA Investors has made a total of 147 exits. Its latest exit was from Process Sensing Technologies for on 20-Nov-2024. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Process Sensing Technologies 20-Nov-2024
Swanson Industries 05-Jun-2024
Allied Power Group 16-May-2024
Contract Land Staff 27-Mar-2024
Melissa & Doug 02-Jan-2024 Merger/Acquisition
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AEA Investors Fund Performance

Fund Name Vintage Size Dry Powder DPI RVPI TVPI IRR

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AEA Investors Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Aea Advisers New York, NY 1974
Aea Qp Advisers New York, NY 1968

AEA Investors FAQs

  • What is AEA Investors?

    Founded in 1968, AEA Investors is a private equity firm based in New York, New York.

  • When was AEA Investors founded?

    AEA Investors was founded in 1968.

  • Where is AEA Investors headquartered?

    AEA Investors is headquartered in New York, NY.

  • What is AEA Investors's total asset value?

    AEA Investors has around in total assets under management.

  • How many investments has AEA Investors made?

    AEA Investors has made 689 investments.

  • What has AEA Investors invested in?

    AEA Investors has made numerous investments in companies like Angels Moving Autos, Wilmington Rubber & Gasket, and Path Company within the Automotive, Industrial Supplies and Parts, and Energy Infrastructure industries.

  • What has AEA Investors invested in recently?

    AEA Investors's latest investment was on 16-May-2025 in Angels Moving Autos, a company within the Automotive industry.

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