Trive Capital Invests in Kittyhawk Inc.
January 26, 2023
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.
- Buyers
- Trive Capital
- Targets
- Kittyhawk, Inc.
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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