AE Industrial Partners promotes five

On December 20, Boca Raton, FL-based AE Industrial Partners, LP (AEI), a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, national security, and industrial services, announced the promotions of Jeff Hart and Bryan McElwee to partner, Tyler Letarte and Andrew McElhinney to principal, and Taylor Casey to vice president.

“We’re proud to recognize the contributions of these outstanding investment professionals for the role they have played in the growth of the firm and the success of our portfolio companies,” said Michael Greene, a managing partner at AEI. “With an exceptional team in place, we are very excited about what lies ahead for our firm, and we look forward to building on our capabilities as premier investors across our target markets.”

Jeff Hart joined AEI in 2015 and is primarily focused on originating, executing and monitoring the firm’s portfolio investments in defense and government services. He currently serves on the board of directors of the firm’s portfolio companies Alpine Air, BigBear.ai, CASE, CDI Engineering Services, Edge Autonomy, and REDLattice.

Bryan McElwee joined AEI in 2016, with more than a decade of operating experience in the aerospace industry, and is primarily focused on originating, executing and monitoring investments in aerospace and utility services. He currently serves on the board of directors of the firm’s portfolio companies AIM MRO and G.S. Precision.

Tyler Letarte joined AEI in 2018 and is primarily focused on originating, executing, and monitoring investments in space and defense. He currently serves on the board of directors of the firm’s portfolio companies Belcan and York Space Systems.

Andrew McElhinney joined AEI in 2017 and is primarily focused on originating, executing and monitoring investments in aerospace. He serves on the board of directors of the firm’s portfolio company Yingling Aviation.

Taylor Casey joined AEI in 2020. He is primarily focused on financial analysis, due diligence, and executing investments within aerospace, defense and government services.

Source: AEI

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