Metabo HPT
US-market brand for KKR's ex-Hitachi Koki power tools. Originally Hitachi in the US (known for nail guns), rebranded Metabo HPT.
Status: Avoid
- Founded
- 2018 (as Metabo HPT rebrand) / 1948 (as Hitachi Koki)
- HQ
- USA (US branding) / Japan (production heritage)
- Manufacturing
- Japan,Various
- Ownership type
- PE-owned
- Parent
- KKR (via Hitachi Koki)
- Acquired
- ~2018 (US rebrand)
Ownership
KKR-owned. The 'Metabo HPT' US branding was a strategic rename of Hitachi Koki products after Hitachi sold the tool division. The original Metabo (German metalworking brand) is a separate legacy entity now effectively consolidated under KKR.
Why Avoid
KKR ownership. The 2022 firing of 80 independent rep agencies in a single meeting is a textbook PE value-extraction event. The brand name trades on Metabo heritage that the current products don't share.