Pioneer Metal Finishing (Aterian-backed) Acquires Indianhead Plating

Innovative Certified Metal Plating & Anodizing Acquires Circle City Heat Treating

January 12, 2024

Manufacturing

Innovative Certified Metal Plating & Anodizing (INCERTEC) has acquired Circle City Heat Treating, Inc., a heat-treating, black oxide and cryogenics services provider headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The transaction, advised by Generational Equity, closed on January 12, 2024 and expands INCERTEC's metal finishing capabilities and geographic footprint.

Novaria Group Acquires Hohman Plating

April 5, 2022

Manufacturing

Novaria Group, a Fort Worth-based manufacturer of specialty hardware and coatings for the aerospace and defense market, has acquired substantially all assets of Hohman Plating, a Dayton, Ohio metal finishing and coating business. Hohman will continue operating from Dayton and owner Bill Miller will join Novaria's board; terms were not disclosed. The purchase expands Novaria's finishing and proprietary coating capabilities across aerospace, defense and other end markets.

Thompson Capital Partners Acquires Metco Metal Finishing, LLC

February 13, 2021

Industrial Services

Thompson Capital Partners (TCP) completed the acquisition of Metco Metal Finishing, LLC, a Phoenix-based metal plating and chemical processing provider formerly a division of Triumph Manufacturing. TCP will combine Metco with its AID Aerospace portfolio company, investing in facility upgrades and pursuing aerospace Nadcap and quality certifications to expand capabilities and cross-sell into aerospace, automotive and semiconductor end markets.

Pioneer Metal Finishing Acquires Electrochem Solutions

February 10, 2021

Industrial Services

Pioneer Metal Finishing, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners, has acquired Electrochem Solutions, a Union City, California-based metal finishing specialist founded in 1982. Electrochem provides precious metal plating and other technical finishing services (including gold and silver plating, anodizing, and electroless nickel) primarily to the semiconductor fabrication equipment end market; the deal expands Pioneer’s West Coast presence and technical capabilities as an add-on to its platform.

AOTCO Metal Finishing Acquires Plating for Electronics

September 8, 2020

Manufacturing

AOTCO Metal Finishing has acquired Plating for Electronics, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based provider of anodizing, electroplating and laser marking services. Both companies will continue to operate in their current locations with existing management and employees retained; the deal expands AOTCO's certified capacity and adds PFE's anodize colors and laser marking capabilities to AOTCO's NADCAP-accredited facility.

Pioneer Metal Finishing Acquires Pilkington Metal Finishing

January 23, 2020

Industrial Services

Pioneer Metal Finishing, a portfolio company of Aterian Investment Partners, has acquired Pilkington Metal Finishing, a Salt Lake City-based outsourced metal finisher. The add-on expands Pioneer's scale and capabilities (anodizing, powder coating, wet coating, NDT, heat-treating) and deepens its presence in aerospace & defense and medical device end markets.