{"id":507148,"date":"2024-10-15T14:08:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T18:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/?p=507148"},"modified":"2024-10-15T17:26:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T21:26:58","slug":"kirk-konert-ae-industrial-partners-commercial-space-transformers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/kirk-konert-ae-industrial-partners-commercial-space-transformers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirk Konert, AE Industrial Partners &#8211; Commercial Space Transformers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Kirk Konert, a Managing Partner and board member at AE Industrial Partners (AEI). AEI is a private equity firm with over $6 billion in assets. 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