Markforged Acquires Digital Metal

Nano Dimension to Acquire Desktop Metal

July 3, 2024

Manufacturing

Nano Dimension Ltd. will acquire all outstanding shares of Desktop Metal, Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at $5.50 per share (approximately $183 million) — subject to possible downward adjustments to $4.07 per share. The deal combines Nano Dimension's additive electronics and high-performance materials capabilities with Desktop Metal's industrial-scale metal and polymer additive manufacturing platforms to create a broader digital manufacturing leader; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024, subject to customary approvals.

DesignPoint Acquires Alpha Additive Manufacturing Technologies

March 11, 2020

Industrial Services

DesignPoint, a Clark, New Jersey-based provider of 3D design and printing solutions, has acquired Alpha Additive Manufacturing Technologies, a Markforged reseller located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The acquisition expands DesignPoint's 3D printing presence in New England and strengthens its Markforged partnership and service capabilities for manufacturing customers.

Forged Solutions Group Acquires Steel Industries

November 17, 2022

Manufacturing

Forged Solutions Group (a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners) has acquired Steel Industries, Inc., a Redford, Michigan-based manufacturer of open die forgings and seamless rolled rings. The acquisition expands FSG's forging capabilities, metals expertise and customer relationships across aerospace, defense, space and industrial end markets and will keep Steel Industries' existing management team in place.

H.I.G. Europe (H.I.G. Capital affiliate) Acquires Majority Stake in Metalprint

July 1, 2019

Manufacturing

An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital’s European arm, H.I.G. Europe, has acquired a controlling stake in Metalprint from the founding Strazzari and Cerutti families, who reinvested in the business. Metalprint, based in Calcinato (Brescia), Italy, is a global manufacturer of forged brass and aluminium components with production in Italy and Canada; H.I.G. will support management’s growth and internationalization plans.

MiddleGround Capital Acquires Megatech from Alfar Capital

February 8, 2023

Manufacturing

MiddleGround Capital has acquired Megatech, a Quebec City–based precision CNC machining and digital manufacturing company, from Alfar Capital. MiddleGround plans to build Megatech into a larger digital manufacturing platform through organic investment and add-on acquisitions while maintaining the company’s precision machining capabilities; Stifel acted as exclusive financial advisor to Megatech and Fasken served as legal counsel to Alfar Capital.

CGI Automated Manufacturing (CORE Industrial Partners) Acquires Precision Metal Fab and Precision Tool & Die

December 10, 2021

Manufacturing

CGI Automated Manufacturing, a CORE Industrial Partners portfolio company, has acquired Precision Metal Fab and Precision Tool & Die (collectively, PMF). PMF, headquartered in Ponca City, Oklahoma, provides CNC laser cutting, stamping, metal die formation, welding and assembly services and will be integrated into the CGI platform to expand its sheet-metal and fabrication capabilities.