{"id":12387,"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":"2026-06-25T09:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:20:39","slug":"livingstone-finishes-deal-for-metal-surface-treatment-leader","status":"publish","type":"transaction","link":"https:\/\/livingstonepartners.com\/it\/transaction\/livingstone-finishes-deal-for-metal-surface-treatment-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Livingstone conclude un\u2019operazione per un leader nei trattamenti superficiali dei metalli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Il team globale Industrial di Livingstone \u00e8 lieto di annunciare la vendita di <\/strong>Pioneer Metal Finishing, LLC<\/strong><\/a> (\u201cPioneer\u201d o la \u201cSociet\u00e0\u201d) ad <\/strong>Aterian Investment Partners<\/strong><\/a> (\u201cAterian\u201d).<\/strong><\/p>

Livingstone ha agito come advisor finanziario esclusivo di Pioneer e dei suoi azionisti, tra cui Prairie Capital (\u201cPrairie\u201d). I termini dell\u2019operazione non sono stati resi noti.<\/p>

Karl Freimuth<\/strong><\/a>, Partner di Livingstone<\/strong>, ha commentato: \u201cSiamo orgogliosi di aver assistito Pioneer e Prairie in un\u2019operazione di successo e di aver individuato in Aterian un partner esperto in grado di supportare la strategia di crescita della Societ\u00e0.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Pioneer \u00e8 il leader di mercato in Nord America nei servizi di anodizzazione e placcatura. La Societ\u00e0 serve una clientela diversificata nei settori automotive, industriale, food service, aerospace & defense, outdoor & recreation, healthcare e marine. Con sede a Green Bay, Wisconsin, Pioneer impiega oltre 800 dipendenti in otto stabilimenti negli Stati Uniti e in Messico. Dopo un processo di vendita globale competitivo, Pioneer ha selezionato come partner Aterian, societ\u00e0 di private equity mid-market che investe in aziende con ricavi annui compresi tra 25 e 500 milioni di dollari e con marchi solidi e riconosciuti.<\/p>

Darren Snyder, Partner di Prairie Capital<\/strong>, ha dichiarato: \u201cLivingstone ha gestito un processo ben strutturato per trovare il miglior nuovo partner per il team di Pioneer. Karl e i suoi colleghi sono stati scelti per la loro conoscenza del settore e la capacit\u00e0 di coinvolgere un ampio universo di potenziali acquirenti, inclusi player strategici internazionali. Prairie \u00e8 orgogliosa di aver collaborato con questo management team per creare una piattaforma dominante nel settore della finitura dei metalli e siamo entusiasti di osservare i futuri successi della societ\u00e0 sostenuti da nuovo capitale.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Bob Pyle, CEO di Pioneer,<\/strong> ha aggiunto: \u201cPioneer \u00e8 ben posizionata per capitalizzare il nostro piano di crescita organica e il programma di acquisizioni in partnership con Aterian. Il nostro obiettivo principale era individuare un partner per supportare il prossimo capitolo di espansione di Pioneer, e Livingstone ha gestito il processo in modo impeccabile, dimostrando una profonda conoscenza della nostra attivit\u00e0 e una costante dedizione agli interessi del nostro gruppo di azionisti.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Aterian, in partnership con il management, intende concentrarsi sulle iniziative critiche di crescita, operative e di liquidit\u00e0 per generare valore per tutti gli stakeholder.<\/p>

Brandon Bethea, Partner di Aterian<\/strong>, ha dichiarato: \u201cSiamo entusiasti di collaborare con il team Pioneer per implementare iniziative di crescita e ottimizzazione lungo tutta la presenza nordamericana della Societ\u00e0, accompagnate da una strategia M&A attiva. Stiamo gi\u00e0 valutando opportunit\u00e0 di add-on per Pioneer, con l\u2019obiettivo di realizzare acquisizioni multiple per accelerare la crescita dei ricavi, entrare in nuovi prodotti e mercati all\u2019interno della nostra base attuale, diversificare il mix di settori serviti ed espandere la capacit\u00e0 produttiva, continuando a fornire servizi della massima qualit\u00e0 ai clienti di Pioneer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

L\u2019operazione Pioneer sottolinea l\u2019expertise di Livingstone nel settore i<\/strong>ndustrial services e rappresenta la 29\u00aa operazione completata dal team globale Industrial negli ultimi dodici mesi, dopo la vendita di MPT Sweden<\/strong> (societ\u00e0 in portafoglio CapMan) all\u2019investitore norvegese Holta Invest e la vendita del produttore di medtech ultra-precisione LaVezzi Precision<\/strong> a MW Industries, societ\u00e0 in portafoglio di American Securities.<\/p>

Godfrey & Kahn S.C.<\/strong><\/a> ha fornito consulenza legale e Baker Tilly<\/strong><\/a> servizi contabili a Pioneer. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP<\/strong><\/a> ha fornito consulenza legale e SCA Transaction Services LLC<\/strong><\/a> servizi contabili ad Aterian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":3401,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"client-type":[],"region":[],"sector":[],"service":[],"transaction-type":[],"class_list":["post-12387","transaction","type-transaction","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"team_members":[1486,1500],"date":"20180801","client_type":51,"type":[1127],"region":[393],"services":[448],"sectors":[741,758],"related_transactions":"","related_testimonials":[51986],"contacts":[1276,1266]},"yoast_head":"\nLivingstone conclude un\u2019operazione per un leader nei trattamenti superficiali dei metalli - Livingstone Partners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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