Search

AEI Portfolio Firm American Pacific Invests In Space Company Frontier Aerospace

AEI Portfolio Firm American Pacific Invests In Space Company Frontier Aerospace
Axial thruster engine chamber designed and produced by Frontier Aerospace under NASA's Thruster for the Advancement of Low-temperature Operation in Space project. Photo: NASA

The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) on Tuesday said its portfolio company American Pacific Corp., which produces specialty chemicals for the aerospace, defense and other markets, has made a minority investment in Frontier Aerospace, which specializes in space propulsion systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “With our investment in Frontier, we now have a strategic partner in next-generation, in-space liquid propulsion technology,” Hal Murdock, American Pacific’s CEO, said in a statement. Jim McKinnon, founder and president…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.



Congress Updates

Counter-Drone Needs Will Be Addressed In Next NDAA Based On Iran War Lessons, Banks Says

A Republican senator on Armed Services Committee on Thursday said that defending against Iranian drones has been challenge for U.S. warfighters and will be an area of focus in the […]


Pentagon ‘Working Options’ On Iran Supplemental, May Seek Funds For New Capabilities

The Pentagon is “working options” for a potential supplemental spending request to fund the operation against Iran and replenish munitions used in the strike campaign, with a senior official noting […]


Wicker Backs “Crash Program” To Supply Ukraine With Low-Cost Weapons

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Thursday proposed a rapid effort to supply Ukraine with low-cost weapons to aid that country in turning back Russia. “We […]


Dem Lawmakers Want To Codify Trump’s Push For More Defense Contractor Accountability

A group of four Congressional Democrats want to codify President Donald Trump’s push to hold defense firms accountable for prioritizing production investments over paying out stock buybacks, and are seeking […]