Acquisitions & Partnerships
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Sketchfab has been acquired by Epic Games, one of the largest and most important videogame developers in the world (and creators of Unreal Engine, the most widely used 3D graphics engine). As a videogame journalist industry for many years before additive manufacturing, I had been waiting for this moment to…
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Essentium has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Collider, a pioneer of Programmable Tooling, which combines the speed of Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printing and the material strength of injection molding. The addition of Collider to the Essentium portfolio will drive new growth paths while enabling manufacturers to…
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Fast Radius, Inc., a cloud manufacturing and digital supply chain company, and ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities Corp. (NASDAQ: ENNV) have entered into a definitive agreement that will result in Fast Radius becoming a publicly-listed company on the NASDAQ index. The combined company will have an estimated post-transaction enterprise value of…
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Prototek Holdings LLC—not to be confused with Italy-based Prototek (now owned by Dedem Group), also a leading provider of AM services—completed the acquisition of Midwest Prototyping LLC, one of the US’ largest independent additive manufacturing services businesses and a leader in digital manufacturing. The transaction closed on July 15, 2021.…
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Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corporation an expert in on-demand digital manufacturing services, and Altimar Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of HPS Investment Partners, LLC, have entered into a definitive business combination agreement pursuant to which Fathom and Altimar will combine, and after which Fathom will…
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Desktop Metal‘s industry-disrupting shopping spree continues with Aerosint, one of the most interesting startups working on new AM processes. The Belgian company pioneer in multi-material deposition systems for powder-based additive manufacturing (AM) solutions. “This transaction advances our strategy to own differentiated print technologies that enable an expanding set of AM…
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CELLINK has entered into an agreement with the shareholders of Discover Echo Inc to acquire all assets of the company for a total sum of $110 million. Approximately eleven percent of the purchase price will be paid in newly issued shares of series B in CELLINK and the remaining part…
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Rimac Automobili has acquired a controlling interest in the iconic (VW-owned) automotive brand, Bugatti Automobiles. The Croatian company will work with the VW Group, which will maintain a minority stake in both Rimac and the new Bugatti Rimac (via Porsche), to create a new automotive and technological powerhouse. In just…
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Leading AM service provider Materialise has joined the IAM 3D HUB as a technological partner. The Belgian company, which also produces one of the most widely adopted software in the world of 3D printing, will make it available to the IAM 3D HUB in its mission to promote the adoption…
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After first consolidating a partnership around the development of bioprinted tissue and scaffolding, 3D Systems and CollPlant Biotechnologies have signed a new co-development agreement for a 3D bioprinted regenerative soft tissue matrix for use in breast reconstruction procedures in combination with an implant. The soft tissue matrix is intended to…
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