Investment Summary

Trive Capital Invests In Kittyhawk

On January 26, 2023, private equity firm Trive Capital invested in aerospace company Kittyhawk

Investment Highlights
  • This is Trive Capital’s 4th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Trive Capital’s 45th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Trive Capital’s 10th transaction in California.

Investment Summary
Date 2023-01-26
Target Kittyhawk
Sector Aerospace
Investor(s) Trive Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) KAL Capital Markets LLC (Financial)
Perkins Coie (Legal)

Target

Kittyhawk

Garden Grove, California, United States
Kittyhawk is a provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing (“HIP”) services for a variety of industries including space, commercial aerospace, defense, and medical applications. HIP is an integral service that improves the strength and metallurgical properties of casted and additively manufactured parts. The company specializes in servicing parts for high-temperature, high-pressure, and high cost of failure applications such as rocket and jet engine componentry. Kittyhawk was formed in 1981 and is based in Garden Grove, California.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Trive Capital

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
PE ASSETS 7.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Trive Capital is a hands-on, operationally-focused private equity firm that targets complex or special situations in 'out of favor' but protected market niches. The Firm will consider businesses throughout North America offering differentiated products/services with leading/defensible industry positions. Trive looks to commit $10 to $300 million per investment in businesses generating revenues of $40 million to $1.5 billion. Sectors of interest include automotive, transportation, aerospace/defense, building products, construction, infrastructure, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, chemicals, distribution, consumer goods, energy services, business services, and communications. Trive Capital was founded in 2012 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 47 of 54
Sector (Aerospace) 4 of 4
Type (Growth Capital) 16 of 18
State (California) 10 of 11
Country (United States) 45 of 51
Year (2023) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-10 HTeaO

Midland, Texas, United States

HTeaO is an iced tea franchisor with 68 locations in five states, and more than 425 franchise licenses . HTeaO serves ultra-premium tea, water, coffee, and related products to customers in-store and drive-thru. 24 handcrafted flavors of sweetened and unsweetened tea are sold at each location, created with a proprietary water filtration system and 100% natural ingredients. HTeaO was founded in 2009 and is based in Midland, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-06 FoundRae

New York, New York, United States

FoundRae is a luxury jewelry company that designs, manufactures, and sells necklaces, medallions, bracelets, rings, earrings, and other luxury items. FoundRae sells its products through its retail store, website, and wholesale partners. The Company’s jewelry focuses on their ten tenets, which shoppers can mix and match to tell their story and create meaning out of their jewelry. FoundRae was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City.

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