Netform Acquires Tapemaster (Lavalier Corporation)
January 9, 2026
Netform, a Torque Capital Group portfolio company, completed a merger with Lavalier Corporation (dba Tapemaster), adding precision CNC milling, turning, grinding and inspection capabilities to its advanced manufacturing platform. The transaction brings Tapemaster's AS9100D-certified aerospace and defense machining capabilities into Netform, expanding aerospace/defense and transportation program support and strengthening vertically integrated manufacturing.
- Buyers
- Netform, Torque Capital Group
- Targets
- Lavalier Corporation (dba Tapemaster)
- Sellers
- Lavalier Corporation (dba Tapemaster), Tom Laviolette (President and Owner)
- Platforms
- Netform
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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