{"id":15903,"date":"2018-08-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstagenew.wpenginepowered.com\/transaction\/livingstone-finishes-deal-for-metal-surface-treatment-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:58:15","slug":"livingstone-finishes-deal-for-metal-surface-treatment-leader","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/es\/transaction\/livingstone-finishes-deal-for-metal-surface-treatment-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneer Metal Finishing ha sido comprada por Aterian Investment Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span>El equipo Industrial de Livingstone ha asesorado a los accionistas de Pioneer Metal Finishing, que incluye Prairie Capital, LLC, en su venta a Aterian Investment Partners. Los t\u00e9rminos de la operaci\u00f3n no se han hecho p\u00fablicos. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Karl Freimuth, Socio de Livingstone, coment\u00f3: <strong>\u201cEstamos orgullosos de haber asesorado a Pioneer y a Prairie en esta gran operaci\u00f3n y de haber identificado a Aterian, un fondo con mucha experiencia, para asociarse a la compa\u00f1\u00eda y respaldar su estrategia de crecimiento\u201d.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pioneer es el proveedor l\u00edder en el mercado de servicios de anodizado y lacado en Estados Unidos. La compa\u00f1\u00eda tiene una base diversificada de clientes en sectores tales como automoci\u00f3n, industrial, servicio alimenticio, aeroespacial y defensa, actividad exterior y ocio, sanitario, y mar\u00edtimo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Con sede en Green Bay en el estado de Wisconsin, Pioneer emplea a m\u00e1s de 800 empleados repartidos en ocho instalaciones en Estados Unidos y M\u00e9xico. Tras llevar a cabo un proceso de venta competitivo internacional, Pioneer eligi\u00f3 a Aterian, un fondo de private equity del mid-market centrado en la inversi\u00f3n en negocios con ventas anuales entre $25 y $500 millones, y con franquicias fuertes y reconocidas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Darren Snyder, Socio de Prairie Capital, declar\u00f3:<strong> \u201cLivingstone ha ejecutado un proceso bien gestionado para encontrar al nuevo socio m\u00e1s adecuado para el equipo de Pioneer\u201d.<\/strong> Y a\u00f1adi\u00f3: <strong>\u201cKarl y su equipo fueron elegidos en base a su conocimiento del sector y su alcance a una comunidad m\u00e1s amplia de compradores potenciales, incluidos compradores estrat\u00e9gicos internacionales. En Prairie estamos orgullosos de haber trabajado con el equipo directivo para construir una plataforma fuerte en la industria del \u00a0acabado de metales, y estamos encantados de que la compa\u00f1\u00eda vaya a seguir adelante con una nueva inyecci\u00f3n de capital\u201d.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Bob Pyle, CEO de Pioneer, dijo: <strong>\u201cPioneer est\u00e1 bien posicionada para financiar su nuevo plan de crecimiento org\u00e1nico y programa de adquisici\u00f3n junto con Aterian. Nuestro objetivo principal era encontrar un socio con la capacidad de respaldar la pr\u00f3xima fase de crecimiento de Pioneer, y Livingstone nos ofreci\u00f3 un proceso bien administrado avalando un profundo conocimiento de nuestro negocio, y defendiendo sin descanso los intereses de nuestros accionistas\u201d.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Junto con el equipo directivo, Aterian busca centrarse en el crecimiento as\u00ed como en iniciativas operativas y de capital con el fin de crear valor para todos los accionistas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>\u201cEstamos encantados de unirnos al equipo de Pioneer para poner en marcha iniciativas de crecimiento, reforzar la presencia de la compa\u00f1\u00eda en EEUU, y planificar una estrategia de compras corporativas&#8221;<\/strong>, dijo Brandon Bethea, Socio de Aterian. Y a\u00f1adi\u00f3: <strong>\u201cYa estamos valorando oportunidades adicionales para Pioneer. 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