BakerHostetler Advises Powder Alloy Corporation in Acquisition by AE Industrial Partners, LP

Partner Ashley Hess led a team that included Partners Nicholas Simon and Matthew Wochok and Associates Alec Lybik and Brian Traub in the representation of specialized powder producer Powder Alloy Corporation during its acquisition by private investment firm AE Industrial Partners, LP. The deal was announced July 13, 2026, and financial terms were not disclosed.

Headquartered in Loveland, Ohio, Powder Alloy Corporation is a leading producer of highly engineered metallic, ceramic and thermal spray powders used in mission-critical surface enhancement and joining applications, including both OEM and aftermarket applications in the aerospace and gas turbine, biomedical, power and energy and other industries. The company also has in-house capabilities, such as inert gas atomization, composite cladding, mechanical blending, agglomeration and sintering, and plasma densification.

AE Industrial Partners focuses on investing in technologies and services considered critical to national and economic security, with deep industry knowledge, operating experience and a network of relationships across the national security, aerospace and industrial services sectors. The firm is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Additional members of the team included Partners Darren Crook, Elise Elam, Thomas Hogan, Lana Muranovic, Michael Parente, Erica Svoboda and Stacy Wilhite, Counsel Kevin Barnett, Meagan Moore, John Mueller and Jeffrey Stiltner and Associate Jeffrey Liskov.

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