Bio
Kirk is a Partner at AE Industrial Partners, LP (“AEI”), a private equity firm specializing in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services, Power Generation, and Specialty Industrial markets. At AEI, he is primarily focused on originating, executing and monitoring AEI’s portfolio investments.
Kirk currently sits on the boards of AE Industrial’s portfolio companies: Applied Composites, CDI Corporation, The Atlas Group/FMI, Columbia Helicopters, Gryphon Technologies, AMPAC, Adcole and ThayerMahan, and actively manages AEI’s investment in Belcan. He has also been involved in AEI’s investments in Global Jet Capital and Kellstrom Aerospace.
Prior to joining AEI in 2014, Kirk was a Senior Associate at Sun Capital Partners where he focused on sourcing, screening and executing middle market buyout transactions across several industries, as well as handling portfolio company responsibilities. Prior to Sun Capital, Kirk was a member of Wells Fargo Securities’ Industrials Group, where he focused on M&A and corporate finance transactions.
Education
Davidson College
B.A. (Economics)