Maynard Corporate attorneys Mike Johnson, Jonathan Mayhall, Andy Watson, Hardwick Walthall, and David Kinman recently served as lead transaction counsel to Fire Team Solutions, LLC (“Fire Team”) in its merger with Case Consulting, LLC (“Case Consulting”). Fire Team is a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners Structured Solutions I, LP, a fund of AE Industrial Partners, LP, a private equity firm based out of Boca Raton, Florida. Fire Team is a veteran-founded company headquartered in Reston, Virginia providing a broad range of engineering, development, and programmatic services to customers across the Department of Defense and Intelligence communities. Case Consulting is a software services company that supports federal government and private industry customers by providing skilled software developers, architects, software testers, and program managers.

Each company will continue operations under their respective names. Case Consulting CEO Paul Farmer, Jr. will serve as CEO of the combined entities.

This is the second transaction in just over a year in which Maynard represented AE Structured Solutions Fund. In October of 2021, Maynard assisted AE Industrial Partners in its investment in Fire Team.

About AE Industrial Partners

AE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets. AE Industrial Partners invests in market-leading companies that can benefit from its deep industry knowledge, operating experience, and relationships throughout its target markets. AE Industrial Partners is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and the ILPA Diversity in Action initiative.

About Maynard

On April 1, 2023, Maynard Cooper & Gale will become Maynard Nexsen, a full-service law firm with more than 550 attorneys across a national footprint. Maynard Nexsen combines two long-standing law firms with the same entrepreneurial culture and team-based values. With this merger, Maynard Nexsen grows the pool of consummate attorneys and professionals who will collaborate to provide top-tier legal solutions and seamless service to clients. Maynard Nexsen will operate with offices in Alabama (Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, and Montgomery), California (Los Angeles and San Francisco), Florida (Miami and Orlando), Georgia (Atlanta), Iowa (Des Moines), New York (New York City), North Carolina (Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh), South Carolina (Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Hilton Head/Bluffton, and Myrtle Beach), Tennessee (Nashville), Texas (Austin and Dallas), and Washington, D.C. For more information on the Firm, visit maynardcooper.com.