Oct 202626
Partner Companies buys F&B MFG
Phoenix-based specialty metal manufacturer and hydroforming specialist serving aerospace and defense, technology and transportation customers.
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Company
The Partner Companies
The Partner Companies is a global manufacturer that unites specialty manufacturers to deliver engineered solutions for aerospace, defense, energy, medical and technology customers. ↗
| Headquarters | Chicago, IL ↗ |
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| Leadership | Scott Bekemeyer and Dan Brumlik, founders ↗; Christian Streu, Chief Financial Officer ↗; Travis Wood, Group President ↗ |
| Website | www.thepartnercos.com ↗ |
Products
- Optiforms, a TPC specialty manufacturer, works in optical electroforming, deep-dish optical coatings and IR imaging. ↗
- Lattice Materials grows custom silicon and germanium crystals in the United States. ↗
- Fotofab provides custom precision-etched metal parts and thin metal forming. ↗
- UPG supplies high-volume precision injection molding, value-added assemblies and contract manufacturing. ↗
- L&T Precision provides machining, sheet metal, welding, finishing and assembly services. ↗
- Elcon Precision produces parts through photochemical etching, brazed assembly and ceramic metallization. ↗
- Pinnacle Precision Metal offers sheet metal fabrication including welding, CNC machining and assembly. ↗
Customers
- TPC supplies mission-critical parts, components, assemblies and optics used by armed services and defense contractors. ↗
Deals since 2020
Oct 202620
Partner Companies buys Advanced CNC Industries
Temecula, California precision CNC machining and engineering company, folded into TPC's optics business Optiforms
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Other acquisitions
- TPC's history began in 1997 with the acquisition of Fotofab in Chicago. ↗
Our coverage
- M&AThe Partner Companies acquires aerospace and defense hydroforming specialist F&B MFGThe Phoenix manufacturer brings experience in engine and auxiliary power unit components for defense and commercial aircraft, alongside tooling, machining and assembly capabilities.
- M&AThe Partner Companies buys Advanced CNC to expand Optiforms’ machining capacityThe acquisition adds equipment and engineering capabilities to TPC’s optics business, which already makes components for aerospace, defense and other markets.