Perkins Coie Represents Kittyhawk in Acquisition by Trive Capital

SEATTLE (January 31, 2023)—Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Kittyhawk, a leading provider of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) services for a variety of industries, in its acquisition by Dallas-based private equity firm Trive Capital. For more information, please see Trive Capital's press release here. 

Kittyhawk is a leading provider of HIP services, supporting a wide array of industries including aerospace, defense, and space. HIP is an integral service that improves the strength and metallurgical properties of casted and additively manufactured parts. 

The Perkins Coie deal team was led by mergers and acquisitions partner Nicholas Ferrer, counsel David Martinez, and associates Elaine Kwak, Alexander Pascualy and Nicolas Schmidt. Further counsel was provided by employee benefits partner Tom Cristy and counsel Tomer Vandsburger; environmental partner Priscilla Hampton; labor partner Emily Bushaw; real estate partner Jennifer Understahl and associate Maxwell Liaw; regulatory and trade partner Jamie Schafer, counsel Andrew Caridas; tax partner Carl Crow, counsel Eric Ashcroft, and associate Kristi Lee; and technology transactions partner Sam Hong.