AE Industrial Partners has acquired machine parts and specialty hardware manufacturer G.S. Precision for an undisclosed sum in a move to leverage the latter’s expertise in producing components for the aerospace and defense industries.

Affiliates of private equity firm AE Industrial Partners has purchased American Pacific from Huntsman Family Investments for an undisclosed sum.

Gryphon Technologies, a defense engineering services contractor and a portfolio company of private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, has purchased Bethesda, Md.-based enterprise technology provider OMNITEC Solutions for an undisclosed sum.

Funds advised by Apax Partners have agreed to buy cybersecurity assessment and consulting services provider Coalfire from The Carlyle Group (Nasdaq: CG) and The Chertoff Group for an undisclosed sum.

Belcan, a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, has acquired technology and systems engineering consultancy Base2 Solutions for an undisclosed sum.

Los Angeles-based space systems technology firm LinQuest has closed its acquisition of data analytics provider The Perduco Group in a push to advance its strategic growth plan and expand the delivery of artificial intelligence, mission planning, decision analytics and machine learning capabilities to intelligence community and military clients.

AE Industrial Partners has acquired Triman Industries, a provider of aftermarket supply chain, distribution and repair management services to the defense sector.

AE Industrial Partners has wrapped up its acquisition of Columbia Helicopters, an operator of heavy-lift helicopters and provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Private equity firm AE Industrial Partners has agreed to acquire heavy-lift rotorcraft manufacturing and operations services provider Columbia Helicopters for an undisclosed amount. AEI said Thursday Columbia Helicopters CEO Steve Brandy will continue to serve in his position and Nancy Lematta will keep her majority share as part of the transaction.

Defense engineering services contractor Gryphon Technologies has purchased Schafer from Belcan, a portfolio company of private investment firm AE Industrial Partners, for an undisclosed sum. Schafer provides engineering, scientific and technical services to military and intelligence agency clients in support of their national security efforts, Gryphon said Monday. “By combining Schafer with Gryphon, we are strengthening our strategic …