Acquisitions, Mergers & Partnerships
In this section, we track all the latest mergers, acquisitions, SPAC deals, IPO’s and high-profile partnerships among additive manufacturing industry leaders. We report on the latest news on consolidation in the world of additive manufacturing and present an overview of relevant opportunities and key trends to look out for.
The world of additive manufacturing keeps expanding and maturing. As some of the industry’s leader complete mergers and implement some consolidation at the top, new companies are entering the market at the bottom of the pyramid, contributing to massive and exponential overall industry growth. The unique characteristic of the additive manufacturing market is that it is both consolidating and becoming increasingly fragmented at the same time.
Materialise, the Belgian AM software and service provider that trades on the NASDAQ, is transferring its RapidFit business to the unit’s existing management team, with the transaction expected to close…
Slovakia-based powder metallurgy manufacturer Gevorkyan has completed an accelerated bookbuild (ABB) on the Prague Stock Exchange and secured a factory acquisition in Bologna, Italy, as part of a broader push…
The Exploration Company (TEC) has signed a five-year, renewable licensing agreement with LEAP 71 to deploy the Dubai-based firm’s Noyron RP technology in the development of its next-generation rocket engines.…
Würth Additive Group (WAG) and B9Creations have formed a strategic partnership, announced at the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) 2026 conference. The companies will bring together “B9Creations’ production-grade additive manufacturing…
UK-based large format additive manufacturing specialist Rapid Fusion has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Italian innovation consultancy Aivox, setting a €1m ($1.16m) target in revenue from the Italian market…
Omaha-based ceramic specialist Tethon 3D acquired a portfolio of intellectual property assets from the now-dissolved 3DFortify, a venture-backed materials company previously known for its work in high-performance composite and dielectric…
Farsoon Technologies expanded its open materials ecosystem by qualifying several high-performance polymer powders from Advanced Laser Materials (ALM) for use on its industrial polymer PBF systems. The collaboration made three…
AFM Capital Partners Inc., an Indianapolis-based private investment firm, has acquired a majority ownership interest in Incodema3D LLC, one of the largest metal 3D printing service providers in the US.…
Reinforce3D, the Spanish company pioneering Continuous Fiber Injection Process (CFIP) technology, has signed an agreement with Texas-based Impac Systems Engineering to accelerate the industrial adoption of internal structural reinforcement across…
ExOne Global Holdings has set its board of directors, naming Anzu Partners co-founding Managing Partner Whitney Haring-Smith as chair alongside CEO Eric Bader, former ExOne CEO John Hartner, voxeljet executive…
