Specialty Welding and Turnarounds Acquires Hydroprocessing Associates
December 28, 2020
Specialty Welding and Turnarounds (SWAT), a PE-backed provider of turnaround and specialty welding services, has acquired Hydroprocessing Associates (HPA), a Moss Point, Mississippi-based specialist in catalyst handling and reactor maintenance, including HPA's Breathing Systems Inc. subsidiary. The deal is SWAT's first add-on since its January 2020 investment by ORIX Capital Partners and Hastings Equity Partners and expands SWAT's service offering into catalyst handling and NIOSH-approved life-support system manufacturing and maintenance.
- Buyers
- Specialty Welding and Turnarounds, ORIX Capital Partners, Hastings Equity Partners
- Targets
- Hydroprocessing Associates
- Platforms
- Specialty Welding and Turnarounds
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Mississippi, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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