KPS Capital Partners Acquires INEOS Composites (now Alta Performance Materials)

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Crane Composites

January 3, 2025

Building Products

KPS Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Crane Composites, a U.S.-based manufacturer of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite panels. Crane Composites operates multiple manufacturing sites (including Channahon, Illinois) and employs several hundred people; KPS will own and manage the business through its affiliated management entities.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Catalyst Acoustics Group

September 30, 2024

Manufacturing

KPS Capital Partners, through a newly formed affiliate, has completed the acquisition of Catalyst Acoustics Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of engineered acoustical, seismic, vibration and noise control solutions. The seller was The Stephens Group; KPS plans to support Catalyst's organic and acquisitive growth while preserving the independence and channels of its underlying brands.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Norsk Hydro's Aluminum Rolling Business (now Speira)

March 5, 2021

Manufacturing

KPS Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Norsk Hydro ASA's global aluminum rolling business for €1.38 billion (approximately $1.67 billion), with completion expected mid‑2021 subject to customary approvals. The business—operating seven manufacturing facilities and an R&D center (including Alunorf and Grevenbroich) across Germany and Norway and employing roughly 5,000 people—will operate independently under KPS ownership to accelerate growth, invest in assets and technologies, and pursue product development.

KPS Forms Primient to Acquire Tate & Lyle's Primary Products Business

July 12, 2021

Food & Beverage

KPS Capital Partners agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Tate & Lyle’s Primary Products business and, together with Tate & Lyle, formed NewCo (Primient) to own the assets for an enterprise value of $1.7 billion. The transaction (a divestiture of Tate & Lyle’s Primary Products unit) creates an independent platform focused on nutritive sweeteners, industrial starches and other corn-derived ingredients, with KPS holding operational control and Tate & Lyle retaining a ~50% ownership stake.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Sport Group

April 8, 2024

Manufacturing

KPS Capital Partners, through a newly formed affiliate, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sport Group TopCo GmbH (owner of AstroTurf, Polytan, Rekortan, Laykold and other brands) from funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe. Sport Group, headquartered in Burgheim, Germany, is a global designer, manufacturer and installer of artificial turf and polyurethane sports surfaces with more than 1,900 employees and operations across the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific; KPS plans to support growth and operational initiatives and pursue a global acquisition strategy.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Metra and Profile Custom Extrusions

August 6, 2021

Manufacturing

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.