ATL Partners and BCI Acquire Valence Surface Technologies
July 8, 2019
ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) acquired Valence Surface Technologies LLC from Trive Capital Fund I. Valence, a Houston-based provider of aerospace surface finishing services with eight U.S. facilities, will be supported by ATL and BCI to expand capabilities, geographic footprint and pursue add-on growth opportunities.
- Buyers
- ATL Partners, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)
- Targets
- Valence Surface Technologies LLC
- Sellers
- Trive Capital Fund I (Trive Capital)
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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