NEW YORK – January 21, 2026 – Fortress Investment Group today announced that funds managed by its affiliates (“Fortress”) have led a $500 million senior secured credit facility for Blue Raven Solutions, LLC (“Blue Raven”).
The financing consists of a $450 million term loan and a $50 million revolving credit facility used to refinance existing indebtedness and simplify the company’s capital structure. Fortress served as admin agent and sole arranger on the credit facility.
Blue Raven Solutions, portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners, provides tech-enabled, scalable supply chain management solutions to original equipment manufacturer partners, and government, commercial aerospace and defense organizations.
“Blue Raven has built a strong position within the aerospace and defense industry ecosystem, supported by long‑standing customer relationships, a growing base of contracted revenue, and a strong sponsor in AE Industrial Partners,” said Dustin King, Managing Director in Corporate Credit at Fortress.
“We are pleased to support Blue Raven and AE Industrial Partners with this financing – which we believe represents a compelling investment opportunity for our investors,” said Andy Frank, Managing Director and Global Head of Origination at Fortress.
“We appreciate Fortress’ continued support of Blue Raven and their leadership arranging this quality lender group. The new credit facilities will support Blue Raven’s mission of improving military and commercial fleet readiness,” said Charlie Compton, Managing Partner at AE Industrial Partners.
About Fortress Investment Group
Fortress Investment Group LLC is a leading, highly diversified global investment manager. Founded in 1998, Fortress manages $54 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2025, on behalf of approximately 2,000 institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity and permanent capital investment strategies. AUM refers to assets Fortress manages, including capital that Fortress has the right to call from investors, or investors are otherwise required to contribute, pursuant to their capital commitments to various funds or managed accounts. Learn more at www.fortress.com.
About Blue Raven Solutions
Blue Raven Solutions has decades of expertise supporting the Government, Defense and Commercial Aviation markets. The company provides tech-enabled, scalable supply chain solutions across a broad array of platforms that support the warfighter, the nation and commercial customers. This unique combination of solutions is also supported by the company’s industry-leading SEDNA Analytics platform to drive data-informed decisions. Learn more about the Blue Raven Solutions story at www.blueravencorp.com.
About AE Industrial Partners
AE Industrial Partners (“AE Industrial”) is a private investment firm with $7.5 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2025, focused on investing in technologies and services considered critical to national & economic security. Since 2015, AE Industrial has completed more than 140 investments in market-leading companies that benefit from its deep industry knowledge, operating experience and network of relationships across the sectors where the Firm invests (national security, aerospace and industrial services). With a commitment to driving value creation in partnership with the management teams of its portfolio companies, AE Industrial invests across private equity, venture capital and aerospace leasing. AE Industrial is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, and has an office in Washington, D.C. Learn more at www.aeroequity.com.