P3 Technologies

  • Background: P3 Technologies, LLC (“P3”), headquartered in Jupiter, FL, is a custom turbomachinery engineering, product development and manufacturing business providing differentiated propulsion, power, and pumps technologies for the space, new energy and medical markets.
  • Cassel Salpeter:
    • Served as financial advisor to the company
    • Ran a focused, competitive sales process, identifying and contacting strategic and financial buyers
    • Successfully identified a strategic acquirer looking to enhance its technological capabilities and expand its turbomachinery solutions
  • Challenges:
    • Achieving a seamless transaction without interrupting the business
    • Founder seeking to transfer back-office responsibilities in order to focus on the primary business
    • Project-based business with periodic, significant client wins
  • Outcome: In November 2023, P3 was acquired by Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM) (“Graham”).  Graham is a global leader in the design and manufacture of mission critical fluid, power, heat transfer and vacuum technologies for the defense, space, and energy industries.  P3 integrates seamlessly into Graham’s Barber-Nichols (“BN”) brand, bringing highly complementary technology that enhances BN’s turbomachinery solutions.