Trive Capital Forms Canopy Aerospace & Defense, Combining Hera Technologies and MSM Industries

Trive Capital Sells Kittyhawk to Machine Sciences

July 16, 2026

Industrial Services

Trive Capital has closed the sale of Kittyhawk, Inc. to Machine Sciences, a portfolio company of Viking Global. Kittyhawk is a provider of hot isostatic pressing (HIP) services for mission-critical applications across the space, commercial aerospace, defense, and power generation end-markets.

Trive Capital Invests in Kittyhawk Inc.

January 26, 2023

Industrial Services

Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital has made a growth investment in Kittyhawk, Inc., a West Coast provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services serving aerospace, defense, space and medical end markets. The partnership will support Kittyhawk's organic growth and future acquisitions to expand capabilities and serve increasing demand for additively manufactured and mission-critical components.

Karman Space & Defense (Trive-backed) Acquires MG Resin Family of Technologies

June 15, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Karman Space & Defense, backed by private equity firm Trive Capital, acquired the MG Resin family of ultra-high temperature resin technologies from Cornerstone Research Group (CRG). The deal expands Karman's vertically integrated composite and carbon/carbon manufacturing capabilities for aerospace, defense and hypersonic applications and aims to accelerate commercialization of high-temp materials for OEMs in those supply chains.

Trive Capital Forms Karman by Partnering with Aerospace Engineering Corp. and AMRO Fabricating

January 26, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital has partnered with the senior leadership teams of Aerospace Engineering Corp. (AEC) and AMRO Fabricating Corporation (AMRO) to form Karman Missile & Space Systems, a new platform supplier for space, missile and hypersonic markets. The combined company operates multiple facilities in greater Los Angeles with additional presence in Washington, D.C. and Huntsville, Alabama; the leadership teams of both legacy businesses remain equity holders and executives in Karman.

Trive Capital Provides Structured Recapitalization to Field Aerospace

July 27, 2020

Aerospace & Defense

Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital provided a structured capital investment in Field Aerospace to buy out a minority shareholder (Dan Magarian) and support the company’s future growth and acquisition plans. Field Aerospace, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, operates aircraft integration, modification, engineering and parts manufacturing facilities serving government, aerospace and defense customers across the U.S. and Canada.

Trive Capital Partners with California Brazing

January 7, 2019

Manufacturing

Trive Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has acquired California Brazing, a Newark, California manufacturer of precision brazed components and CNC-machined parts serving aerospace, defense and satellite communications customers. Trive will provide capital and resources to support the company's continued growth, expanded capacity and capability investments across its San Francisco Bay Area and Carson City facilities.