EMT Metals CEO Mark Izzo-backed investment group acquires Karob Instrument

Andra Tech Group (affiliated with Castik Capital) Acquires F.K. Instrument Co., LLC from The Anderson Group

December 1, 2025

Manufacturing

The Anderson Group sold portfolio company F.K. Instrument Co., LLC, a Clearwater, Florida-based precision machining business, to Andra Tech Group, an affiliate of private equity firm Castik Capital. F.K. Instrument will continue operating from its Clearwater location under existing leadership and is expected to support Andra Tech Group's expansion of precision manufacturing capabilities.

Karman Space & Defense Acquires Metal Technology Inc. (MTI) for $90M

April 4, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Karman Space & Defense (Karman Holdings Inc.) acquired Metal Technology Inc. (MTI), a refractory-alloy specialist based in Albany, Oregon, for $90 million in cash. The deal expands Karman's advanced materials and manufacturing capabilities (including additive manufacturing, hot forging and specialized forming) and provides accelerated access to strategic and classified missile defense programs.

Kloeckner Metals Acquires Industrial Manufacturing Services

November 2, 2023

Manufacturing

Klöckner & Co, through its U.S. subsidiary Kloeckner Metals Corporation (KMC), has acquired Industrial Manufacturing Services (IMS), a Lancaster, South Carolina-based metal fabricator. IMS, which operates a single facility with about 100 employees and annual sales around USD 30 million, will expand KMC’s fabrication, welding and just-in-time warehousing capabilities across North America; financial terms were not disclosed.

Emko Capital Acquires Two U.S. A&D Machining and Assembly Businesses

January 4, 2023

Manufacturing

Emko Capital acquired two U.S.-based machining and assembly businesses, expanding its aerospace & defense (A&D) machining platform to three companies. The deals add precision machined parts and electromechanical assembly capabilities serving A&D and adjacent end markets such as medical, EV and semiconductor manufacturing.

HEICO Corporation Acquires Accurate Metal Machining, Inc.

July 19, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

HEICO Corporation’s Flight Support Group acquired a 96% stake in Accurate Metal Machining, Inc., a Cleveland-based manufacturer of high-reliability components for aerospace, defense and semiconductor equipment, for cash at closing plus potential additional performance-based consideration. Accurate, founded in 1976 and employing approximately 250 people, will continue to be led by its existing management and remain largely unchanged operationally while adding capabilities to HEICO's Specialty Products Group.

The Anderson Group Recapitalizes F.K. Instrument Co.

October 1, 2019

Manufacturing

The Anderson Group, an operationally-oriented private equity investor, completed a recapitalization of F.K. Instrument Co., Inc. in partnership with existing shareholders, including President Erich Klopfer. The transaction recapitalizes the precision machining business to provide growth capital for reinvestment in advanced machining technologies and continued expansion into demanding end markets such as aerospace, semiconductor and defense.