Trive Capital Forms Karman by Partnering with Aerospace Engineering Corp. and AMRO Fabricating

Karman Missile & Space Systems Acquires AAE Aerospace

February 9, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Karman Missile & Space Systems, a Trive Capital portfolio company, has acquired AAE Aerospace, a manufacturer of high-temperature composites used in missile, interceptor, and space propulsion subsystems. The deal expands Karman's end-to-end production capabilities for critical propulsion components and keeps AAE's senior leadership as equity holders; Trive served as the sponsor and advisors included Lazard Middle Market and D.A. Davidson.

Trive-Backed Karman Missile & Space Systems Acquires Systima Technologies

September 24, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Karman Missile & Space Systems, a platform backed by Trive Capital, has acquired Systima Technologies to expand its capabilities across the space, missile and hypersonic supply chains. The Systima leadership team will remain as equity holders and senior leaders of Karman; the deal is an add-on to the Karman platform to broaden engineering, composite-structure and energetic systems capabilities.

Karman Missile & Space Systems Acquires TMX Engineering

September 21, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Karman Missile & Space Systems, a Trive Capital-backed platform, has acquired TMX Engineering, a Los Angeles-based precision machining firm. The deal expands Karman's capacity and capabilities in complex precision machining for space, missile, and hypersonic systems; TMX's senior leadership will remain as equity holders.

Trive Capital Forms Canopy Aerospace & Defense, Combining Hera Technologies and MSM Industries

September 3, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Trive Capital has launched Canopy Aerospace & Defense, a newly formed advanced materials platform that combines Hera Technologies Inc. and MSM Industries Inc. The Dallas-based private equity firm intends the vertically integrated platform to provide advanced insulative, absorptive and signature-reduction materials plus R&D and refurbishment services to aerospace, space and defense OEMs.

Karman Space & Defense (Trive-backed) Acquires MG Resin Family of Technologies

June 15, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Karman Space & Defense, backed by private equity firm Trive Capital, acquired the MG Resin family of ultra-high temperature resin technologies from Cornerstone Research Group (CRG). The deal expands Karman's vertically integrated composite and carbon/carbon manufacturing capabilities for aerospace, defense and hypersonic applications and aims to accelerate commercialization of high-temp materials for OEMs in those supply chains.

Trive Capital Partners with California Brazing

January 7, 2019

Manufacturing

Trive Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has acquired California Brazing, a Newark, California manufacturer of precision brazed components and CNC-machined parts serving aerospace, defense and satellite communications customers. Trive will provide capital and resources to support the company's continued growth, expanded capacity and capability investments across its San Francisco Bay Area and Carson City facilities.