American Energy Engages Aqua Terra Asset Management, LLC

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, November 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

American Energy Partners, Inc. (OTC: AEPT) (the "Company", "American Energy" or "AEPT"), a diversified energy company, today announces that it has retained Aqua Terra Asset Management, LLC ("Aqua Terra"), an affiliate of Boenning and Scattergood, Inc. to provide investment banking services to American Energy.

"American Energy will seek companies within the middle market of the Oil and Gas services sector and that can be vertically integrated within our existing cross-selling platform. Within this arrangement American Energy will focus on energy acquisitions in the five (5) million to twenty (20) million range," states American Energy's Chairman and CEO, Brad Domitrovitsch. "The Company is very pleased to have retained a leading investment banking firm to assist the company with important strategic decisions. After extensive meetings with the investment bank management is assured that it has made a first-rate decision that could materially benefit shareholders."

About Aqua Terra

Aqua Terra is an affiliate of Boenning and Scattergood, Inc. Established in 1914, Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. is one of the oldest independent securities, asset management and investment banking firms in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest Regions. Professionals at our firm provide individual investors, corporate and municipal clients and institutions a full complement of financial services including retail brokerage, equity research, equity and fixed income sales and trading, investment banking, public finance, equity option strategy and asset management.

For additional information, visit: https://www.boenninginc.com/

American Energy Partners, Inc. (AEPT)

AEPT and its group of companies focus on providing solutions in markets where energy production and water meet technology. Collectively, the subsidiaries are engaged in the energy sector as well as the design, construction and operation of regional water treatment facilities that serve the industrial, energy and government sectors.

Hydration Corporation of PA, LLC ("HCPA") is engaged in the businesses of water exploration, water augmentation, and the treatment of impacted waters. Notably, its intellectual property delivers one of the highest energy yields from a broad range of water-bearing assets, with one of the lowest capital expenditures of any other known water processes. American Energy Solutions, LLC provides treatment technologies that contribute to HCPA's business model of low-cost treatment and distribution. As a provider of design, this subsidiary is capable of repeatable and synergistic services across the value chain. Gilbert Oil & Gas Company is leveraging broad industry valuation experience to source drilling, operating, and partnership opportunities in the upstream oil and gas space. It is positioned to become a strong customer of AEPT's other subsidiaries while providing them with the foundation to attract other customers and enter new markets.

For additional information, visit: http://americanenergy-inc.com.

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Company Contact:  
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Brad J. Domitrovitsch
610-217-3275
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http://www.americanenergy-inc.com

SOURCE American Energy Partners, Inc.