American Industrial Partners

Private Equity Est. 1989

Also known as AI.

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≈USD 17B
Reported FUM
Assets under management, reported by Blackstone, 2025 · source
Type
Private Equity
HQ
New York, NY, United States
Founded
1989
Last fundraise
2023 (USD 5B)

About

American Industrial Partners is a mid-market private equity firm that specialises in industrial companies, primarily in the USA and Canada. We are operationally-oriented and, uniquely, our investment team possesses deep engineering knowledge with substantial sector expertise. American Industrial Partners looks for corporate divestitures, management buyouts, recapitalisations and go-private investments, typically in established businesses with revenues between $200m and $1 billion. American Industrial Partners pursues investments where we believe that we can significantly impact business value through the implementation of an operating agenda developed in collaboration with the company management team. We are committed to supporting talented management teams in building their businesses. We do not play a role in the daily operations of portfolio companies, but rather form a true partnership with management to drive growth. Along with our core private equity focus, American Industrial Partners also participate in special situations such as primary and secondary credit, structured finance, and rescue financing.

Strategies

Buyout
Growth Equity

Investment Focus

Investment size
USD 75M - USD 300M

Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.

Investment Stages
Stages
Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
North America

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
New York, NY, United States
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Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
New York, NY, United States (HQ)

Fundraising

American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VIII
Oct 31, 2023
USD 5B
source
American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IX
2026 - Target raise
USD 8B (Target Raise)
source
American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VII
2019
USD 3B
source
American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VI
2015
USD 1.7B
source
American Industrial Partners Capital Fund V
2011
USD 717.5M
source
American Industrial Partners Capital Fund IV
2008
USD 405M
source

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