AIAC hires Jeff Wilson as a Managing Director
New York, NY — July 6, 2020 — American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (“AIAC”), a privately held industrial investment portfolio with a long term mission to build enduring businesses, announced today that it has hired Jeff Wilson as a Managing Director. Along with other members of AIAC’s management, he will lead sourcing, evaluation and execution of investments.
Mr. Wilson is a veteran deal maker, with over 20 years of experience. Prior to joining AIAC, he was a Managing Director and ran Houlihan Lokey’s Asian Corporate Finance practice and was head of its Hong Kong office. While at Houlihan Lokey, he advised clients on cross-border M&A transactions, distressed and special situations, corporate carve-outs, and asset disposals. Before that, Mr. Wilson was in the Corporate Development group of Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI). He began his career as a public accountant with Arthur Andersen. Mr. Wilson holds a BS and MS from Trinity University and an MBA from New York University.
“With the addition of Jeff, we have bolstered our leadership with a seasoned professional whose background and experience aligns with our firm’s strategic vision,” said Leonard Levie, Chairman of AIAC. “His complementary knowledge of corporate divestitures and complex transactions make him a terrific fit with the AIAC team.”
About AIAC Established in 1996, AIAC’s portfolio consists of 78 manufacturing and distribution sites with over 8,500 employees in 24 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. Total annual revenues exceed $1.6 billion. AIAC owns over 6.5 million square feet of industrial real estate and hold the exclusive, perpetual license to harvest 22 million acres of Canadian timberland. AIAC has purchased and operated manufacturing units of Ahlstrom, Allegion, Astrellas, Boeing, Carlyle Group, Constellium, GSK, Jabil Circuit, Johnson Controls, Kodak, Lockheed Martin, Merck, Moog, Northrop Grumman, Novelis, Pfizer, Raytheon, Rexel Group, The Riverside Company, Sandvik, Siemens, SSC, Suez, Tolko, United Technologies and other large multinational corporations. In addition to purchasing units of large multinational public companies, AIAC purchases the equity and debt of privately held companies.