{"id":2354,"date":"2023-12-14T13:55:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T13:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kymerainternational.com\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:04:20","slug":"kymera-international-acquires-metallisation-ltd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kymerainternational.com\/kymera-international-acquires-metallisation-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"Kymera International Acquires Metallisation Ltd."},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Kymera Continues to Enhance and Grow Surface Technologies Division through Strategic Expansion in Thermal Spray Solutions<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research Triangle Park, NC, USA \u2013 December 14, 2023 \u2013 Kymera International (\u201cKymera\u201d), a global leading specialty materials and surface technologies company, announced today the successful acquisition of Metallisation Limited (\u201cMetallisation\u201d), a technology and automation leader in the thermal spray industry. Headquartered in Dudley, UK, Metallisation has been bringing the latest metal spray equipment and consumables innovations to market since 1922. This strategic acquisition will benefit both Metallisation and Kymera as the two companies combine their relative strengths to become a global leader in thermal spray applications and solutions. Metallisation will contribute greatly to the continued growth of Kymera\u2019s Surface Technologies business and their ability to deliver high-value, turnkey engineered solutions to global Tier 1 and OEM customers, specifically in the UK and the European region. This marks a significant step forward in Kymera\u2019s commitment to provide comprehensive solutions to aerospace, medical, and industrial customers in its thermal spray portfolio. This acquisition also expands Metallisation\u2019s product offerings, enhancing their market positioning and growth opportunities.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cThe acquisition of Metallisation aligns with our strategic initiatives and strengthens Kymera\u2019s position in the thermal spray sector,\u201d comments <t class=\"notranslate\"> Barton White <\/t>, CEO of Kymera. \u201cWe will now be able to provide our aerospace customers with a vertically integrated offering that includes equipment, materials and application services. This complete package will undoubtedly benefit the growth and adaptation of the Company\u2019s HaloJet\u2122 product offering.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cThe acquisition of Metallisation has compelling industrial as well as strategic logic,\u201d adds Adam Shebitz, a Partner at Palladium Equity Partners. \u201cThis investment represents an exciting opportunity to create value through vertically integrating surface technology materials and equipment with Kymera\u2019s existing services business.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely proud of Metallisation\u2019s history and long-standing commitment to excellence in quality, customer service and engineering support,\u201d Stuart Milton, Managing Director of Metallisation, remarks. \u201cWe have no doubt that under Kymera\u2019s leadership, we will be able to not only continue offering great products and service to our customers, but also elevate our offerings and unlock significant growth opportunities. We are excited to be joining a team dedicated to innovation and collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>About Kymera International<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Kymera International, through acquisitions, can trace its roots back to the 1800\u2019s. Today, Kymera International is a U.S. owned, leading global developer and manufacturer of advanced specialty materials and high-performance surface coatings. Kymera sells its technically developed products into a wide variety of end markets, including aerospace, defense, medical, electronics, chemical, specialty auto, additive manufacturing, and numerous industrial applications. Kymera International has manufacturing facilities in the U.S, Canada, Australia, Europe, UK and Asia. <a href=\"http:\/\/kymerainternational.com\">kymerainternational.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>About Metallisation, Ltd.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Based in the UK and founded over 100 years ago, Metallisation is developer, manufacturer and worldwide supplier of a full range of metal spraying equipment and consumables. They specialize in the design, build and supply of equipment including arcspray, flamespray, plasma, HVOF and laser, in addition to providing customers with turnkey spraying solutions. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>About Palladium Equity Partners, LLC<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Since its founding in 1997, Palladium has invested in more than 210 companies (40 platforms and more than 170 add-ons). With over $3 billion in AUM, the firm focuses primarily on buyout equity investments in the range of $50 million to $150 million.\u00a0 Palladium seeks to acquire and grow companies in partnership with founders and experienced management teams by providing capital and strategic guidance.\u00a0 The partners of the firm have meaningful experience in consumer, services, industrials, and healthcare businesses, with a focus on companies they believe will benefit from the growth in the U.S. Hispanic population. For more information, visit <a href=\"www.palladiumequity.com\">www.palladiumequity.com<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kymera Continues to Enhance and Grow Surface Technologies Division through Strategic Expansion in Thermal Spray Solutions Research Triangle Park, NC, USA \u2013 December 14, 2023 \u2013 Kymera International (\u201cKymera\u201d), a [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[139,140],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acquisitions","category-company-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kymera International Acquires 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