mergers and acquisitions
Stratasys Rejects Acquisition Offer from Nano Dimension
Seemingly the culmination of an ongoing fight between the management of electronics 3D printing firm Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) and its largest shareholder, Murchinson, Ltd., the former has announced a…
CORE Industrial Partners’ 3D Printing Buying Spree Continues with New Acquisition
CORE Industrial Partners completes its eleventh 3D printing firm acquisition in less than five years. Headquartered in Chicago, this private equity firm continues to focus on acquiring manufacturing, industrial technology,…
Xometry Buys Turkish On-Demand Marketplace Tridi
Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) has acquired Turkey’s leading on-demand manufacturing marketplace Tridi, making it the fourth addition to the company. The Dell and BMW I Ventures-backed firm continues to grow aggressively…
Dream 3D Printing Mergers and Acquisitions: Who Will Buy/Merge with Sigma Additive Solutions?
Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SASI) announced that it has retained Lake Street Capital Markets as its financial advisor as the additive manufacturing (AM) quality assurance (QA) company explores methods for increasing…
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Who Will Buy Fast Radius?
To confront the larger economic downturn taking place globally, the U.S. Federal Reserve has increased interest rates as a means of tamping down on skyrocketing inflation. Among those feeling the…
With SLM Acquisition, Will Nikon Become the Next GE in 3D Printing?
Maturation of the additive manufacturing (AM) market in the post-pandemic era continued last month with Nikon announcing its intent to make a third acquisition in the space—this time a premiere,…
Quickparts Expands Manufacturing Capabilities with Xcentric Mold & Engineering Acquisition
The 3D printing industry is continuing a trend of consolidation amid broader economic turbulence. The latest news on that front is the acquisition of Xcentric Mold & Engineering by Quickparts,…
A Look at 3D Printing M&A since 2016
Earlier this month, 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) acquired industrial 3D printing manufacturer dp polar. The new addition will help 3D Systems build a solid foundation to accelerate high-volume AM and…
Prototek Expands Midwestern 3D Printing with Purchase of Prototype Solutions Group
Prototek continues its acquisition spree, which is seeing the North American digital manufacturing provider quickly grow its CNC machining, sheet metal, and additive manufacturing (AM) services. With the latest purchase…
BICO Buys Bioprinting Startup Allegro 3D—8th Acquisition in a Year
BICO (STO: BICO) has purchased another bioprinting startup, adding to its now massive portfolio of 13 acquisitions. This time around, it was rapid-throughput bioprinting company Allegro 3D, a spin-off from…
Prima Industrie Spins Off 3D Printing Company Prima Additive
Italian manufacturer of laser systems Prima Industrie (BIT: PRI) officially spun off its business unit dedicated to additive manufacturing (AM). Newcomer Prima Additive has emerged as its own company following…
Markforged Makes First Acquisition With Teton Simulation
As one of the leading 3D printing companies in the world, Markforged (NYSE: MKFG) has created an integrated metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing (AM) platform called the Digital Forge,…
What Do Earnings Reports Tell Us About the 3D Printing Industry?
Over a dozen 3D printing companies have announced their transition from private to public in the last two years. That’s more than double the number of companies that went public…
Desktop Metal Ends 2021 Q3 With Net Losses of $67M, Revenue Jumps Tenfold
Despite a 907% revenue growth year-on-year, metal 3D printing mass production leader Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) took a hit after posting its third-quarter earnings report on November 15, 2021. As…
Materialise Acquires 3D Printing Software Firm Link3D for $33.5M
After announcing earlier in the year an option to purchase 3D printing software firm Link3D, Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) has agreed to exercise that option and just in time for formnext…
