# Mayville Engineering Company acquires Defiance Metal Products

Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) has acquired Defiance Metal Products (DMP), an Ohio-based metal fabricator, through a private stock purchase. DMP has facilities in Ohio, Arkansas, and Pennsylvania, and employs 975 people.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-12-17
- Where: Defiance, Ohio, United States
- Jobs: 975
- Status: completed
- Products: metal products, metal fabrication
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Mayville Engineering Company](https://endata.com/companies/8072.md) (acquirer)
- [Defiance Metal Products](https://endata.com/companies/36214.md) (target)

## Sources

- [prweb.com](https://www.prweb.com/releases/mayville-engineering-company-inc-announces-purchase-of-defiance-metal-products-804570632.html), 2018-12-17: "This acquisition brings together two great companies into one great team."
- [crescent-news.com](https://www.crescent-news.com/news/local_news/defiance-metal-products-acquired-by-company/article_74b5a857-16cd-5e0e-90fa-4a88fdd3b920.html), 2018-12-18: "This acquisition brings together two great companies into one great team."

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