Threadlock Precision Acquires Kremin Inc.
January 12, 2026
Threadlock Precision, a U.S. precision manufacturing platform backed by the D. E. Shaw group, has acquired Kremin Inc., a Frankenmuth, Michigan-based CNC machining firm serving aerospace, defense and medical customers for more than 40 years. The deal adds Kremin's Swiss machining and tight-tolerance capabilities to Threadlock’s precision manufacturing network to support a wider range of aerospace and defense customer programs and to modernize and scale Kremin's operations.
- Buyers
- Threadlock Precision, The D. E. Shaw Group
- Targets
- Kremin Inc.
- Sellers
- Mike Grossi
- Platforms
- Threadlock Precision
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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