AIMPERA is an infrastructure asset manager employing a value-add strategy in asset-rich opportunities that provide essential services. AIMPERA forges partnerships that seek to transform typically pre-institutional, often family-owned, businesses into institutional-grade enterprises.
AIMPERA believes its investing strategy is well-positioned against a variety of market cycles. The team specializes in North American lower middle market infrastructure and has helped build 17 platforms (including Prior PERA Investments). AIMPERA’s funds have made five investments as of July 2024 in certain essential industries such as cold storage, renewable natural gas, digital infrastructure, wildland firefighting, and waste management.
Above please find information regarding these investments. For convenience, links to the company websites of unrealized investments are included. These websites are provided for reference only and the contents of the websites are not maintained by AIMPERA.®
*Denotes Prior PERA Investments. The AIMPERA team has been principally involved, from inception, in 12 platform investments (the “Prior PERA Investments”) while at a prior investment firm. Prior PERA Investments are portfolio investments of investment funds not sponsored by AIMPERA
Agile Cold Storage is a cold storage owner, operator, and developer of technologically advanced warehouses with a vision to deliver high-quality customer service across a nationwide network. The company partners with North American food manufacturers, processers and growers in need of temperature-controlled warehouses, bringing proven technologies and flexible problem-solving to address their supply chain challenges at lower cost and with better service.
To learn more, visit agilecoldstorage.com
Safe Harbor Marinas* is the largest owner and operator of marinas in the world. Safe Harbor is dedicated to providing the highest quality service across its portfolio of over 100 coastal and inland marinas throughout the United States. Management brings decades of industry experience and a history in acquisitions, management and partnership strategies.
To learn more, visit shmarinas.com
Nordic Cold Storage* became the 2nd largest cold storage operator in the Southeast and the 8th largest in the U.S. Nordic Cold Storage grew through acquisitions and development. It expanded its geographic footprint before being sold to AGRO Merchants Group, an OakTree Capital Management portfolio company, in 2015.
Empire Petroleum Partners* is one of the largest and most diversified independent fuel distributors in the U.S. Founded in 1998, the company has a dual wholesale and retail operating platform. Empire distributes over 1.1 billion gallons of motor fuel to more than 1,500 gas stations across 30 states and Washington D.C. It is now one of less than ten super jobbers which is defined as fuel distributors with volumes greater than one billion gallons annually.
To learn more, visit empirepetroleum.com
American Aviation Holdings is an aerial wildland firefighting and heavy lift company offering a wide range of helicopter services both in the United States and internationally. The company is a premier player in the aerial firefighting industry with long-term professional partnerships with the U.S. Forest Service and other federal and state agencies.
Tunnel Hill Partners* began as a single disposal site and was transformed into the largest waste-by-rail provider in the U.S. with 19 sites across the Northeast and Ohio. Through several family businesses contributing their assets and the acquisition of one of its largest competitors, Tunnel Hill became a leading, vertically-integrated waste services company. The company was sold Macquarie Infrastructure Partners in February 2019.
Robinson Waste Services (“Robinson”) is a solid waste platform consisting of hauling, transfer station, and material recycling assets. The company is a regional leader in waste hauling in the Salt Lake City area serving federal, municipal, and commercial customers for 35 years.
Novilla RNG is an owner, operator and developer of anaerobic digestion facilities turning dairy manure into renewable natural gas (“RNG”) to support federal and state greenhouse gas reduction targets. The Novilla RNG management team has over a decade of experience converting manure derived anaerobic digester gas and landfill gas into RNG.
To learn more, visit www.novillarng.com.
Unison Energy* is a fully-integrated distributed generation company that develops, builds, owns and operates combined heat and power projects, at commercial and industrial customer sites such as hospitals, supermarkets, manufacturing facilities, hotels and others. The company sells electricity and thermal energy to customers pursuant to long-term offtake agreements and provides utility bill savings and system resiliency benefits.
To learn more, visit unisonenergy.com
American Midstream* provides critical natural gas infrastructure. It is comprised of interstate and intrastate pipeline, gathering systems and processing businesses. The company was sold to High Point Infrastructure Partners in 2013.
Oxford Resource Partners* is a low‐cost producer of high‐value thermal coal for powerplants in Northern Appalachia. The company was taken public on the New York Stock Exchange in July 2010 and was later sold to Westmoreland Coal Company in August 2015.
CitySwitch* develops, owns and manages wireless infrastructure for broadband wireless customers across the U.S. The company specializes in scalable network development services and the development of wireless infrastructure on railroad rights-of-ways. CitySwitch is partnering with AT&T to construct new cell towers that will add to the overall communications infrastructure in the U.S.
To learn more, please visit cityswitch.com
Landmark* is a leading aggregator of telecom infrastructure. After establishing its core expertise in cell towers, Landmark has since expanded its aggregation business to include wind farms, solar farms, outdoor advertising billboards, data centers and smart poles. Landmark has successfully closed over 5,000 transactions.
To learn more, please visit landmarkdividend.com
American Education Properties* is the leading provider of facilities financing to the U.S. charter school industry. The company owns and manages education-related infrastructure and real estate assets, building a diversified portfolio of specialty real property investments. The company was established in partnership with Charter School Capital, the leading provider of working capital financing to charter schools nationwide.
To learn more, please visit CharterSchoolCapital.org
Flagship Communities* is an owner and operator of manufactured housing communities in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee. The company focuses on acquiring two to four-star assets with value-add potential. The management team has over 20 years of industry experience and an established track record in creating value through acquisitions and operational improvements.
To learn more, please visit flagshipcommunities.com
Inspire Communities* is a leading owner and operator of manufactured housing communities across the U.S. At the time of exit in 2017 to Apollo Global Management, the company managed 40 communities (23 owned) across 17 states.