KPS Capital Partners Acquires Metra and Profile Custom Extrusions
August 6, 2021
KPS Capital Partners completed acquisitions of Metra Holding S.p.A. (Italy) and Profile Custom Extrusions, LLC (Rome, GA) and will combine the two businesses to form a global extruded aluminum profile platform. Metra (≈850 employees across Italy and Canada) and Profile (≈170 employees in Rome, GA) offer vertically integrated extrusion and value‑added finishing capabilities across building & construction, industrial and transportation end markets.
- Buyers
- KPS Capital Partners, LP
- Targets
- Metra Holding S.p.A., Metra S.p.A., Profile Custom Extrusions, LLC
- Sellers
- Highlander Partners, L.P., Selling shareholders of Metra (unnamed)
- Platforms
- Metra Holding S.p.A.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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