KPS Capital Partners Acquires INEOS Composites from INEOS Enterprises

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Crane Composites

January 3, 2025

Building Products

KPS Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Crane Composites, a U.S.-based manufacturer of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite panels. Crane Composites operates multiple manufacturing sites (including Channahon, Illinois) and employs several hundred people; KPS will own and manage the business through its affiliated management entities.

KPS Capital Partners to Acquire Controlling Stake in Ketjen Refining Catalyst Solutions Business from Albemarle

March 3, 2026

Industrial Services

KPS Capital Partners, through a newly formed affiliate, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in Ketjen’s refining catalyst solutions business from Albemarle. At close, KPS and Albemarle are expected to own about 51% and 49% of Ketjen, with KPS having a majority board and operational control, while Albemarle retains 100% of the Performance Catalyst Solutions (PCS) business.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Catalyst Acoustics Group

September 30, 2024

Industrial Services

KPS Capital Partners, LP (through a newly formed affiliate) agreed to acquire Catalyst Acoustics Group, Inc., the parent company of multiple acoustic, seismic, vibration and noise control brands, from The Stephens Group’s portfolio. The deal was expected to close in Q4 2024, and subsequent reporting states Catalyst was acquired by KPS.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Innomotics from Siemens AG

May 16, 2024

Manufacturing

KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Innomotics GmbH from Siemens AG for an enterprise value of €3.5 billion, with completion expected in Q4 2024 or Q1 2025 subject to customary approvals. Innomotics, headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, is a global supplier of electric motors and large drive systems generating about €3.3 billion in annual revenue and employing roughly 15,000 people across 16 factories and operations in 49 countries.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Siderforgerossi Group S.p.A.

June 9, 2021

Manufacturing

KPS Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Siderforgerossi Group S.p.A., a vertically integrated manufacturer of large-diameter rolled and forged products headquartered in Veneto, Italy. KPS said it will use the business as the basis for a global forged-products platform and pursue organic growth and acquisitions; financial terms were not disclosed.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Controlling Interest in Princess Yachts

February 13, 2023

Manufacturing

KPS Capital Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling equity interest in Princess Yachts, the Plymouth, England–based luxury motor yacht manufacturer, while existing stockholders will retain ownership. The transaction, expected to close in Q1 2023, will provide capital to accelerate growth and operational initiatives at Princess, which has an order book near $1 billion and approximately 3,200 employees across five manufacturing facilities.