Washington Equity Partners Leads Majority Recapitalization of Tube Bending, Inc.

Tube Bending Technology (Washington Equity Partners) Acquires Creative Pathways, Inc.

November 6, 2023

Manufacturing

Tube Bending Technology, a portfolio company of Washington Equity Partners, has acquired Creative Pathways, Inc., a Torrance, California-based manufacturer of aerospace tube and duct assemblies. Creative Pathways will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, with existing leadership remaining in place; the acquisition expands Tube Bending's in-house capabilities (welding, orbital tube welding, precision machining, clean room) and strengthens its aerospace, defense, space and semiconductor supply-chain footprint.

Tube Bending Technology Acquires Scarrott Metallurgical Company

March 27, 2024

Manufacturing

Washington Equity Partners’ portfolio company Tube Bending Technology has acquired Scarrott Metallurgical Company, a Los Angeles-based vacuum brazing and heat-treating specialist serving aerospace, defense and space customers. The add-on expands Tube Bending’s vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities (AS9100 and NADCAP certified) and enables greater in‑house production of tube and duct assemblies.

EPIC Piping Acquires BendTec Fabrication & Bending

November 16, 2021

Manufacturing

EPIC Piping has acquired Minnesota-based BendTec Fabrication & Bending, a specialist in large-diameter induction pipe bending and pipe fabrication. The deal expands EPIC’s manufacturing footprint and capabilities—including the ability to produce pipe bends up to 66 inches—and marks EPIC’s entry into union label projects and additional energy, power, renewable and infrastructure markets.

Lion Equity Partners Acquires Custom Tube Products, Inc.

September 22, 2025

Manufacturing

Lion Equity Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm, has acquired Custom Tube Products (CTP), an Edgewater, Florida manufacturer of precision metal tubing assemblies. The deal will fold CTP into Lion Equity's existing platform Elkhart Tri-Went Industrial (ETI) as an add-on to expand ETI's production footprint and add CNC tube bending, end forming, and brazing capabilities for aerospace, medical, and industrial OEM customers.

Sky Island Capital Acquires Pacific Paper Tube Inc

July 18, 2024

Manufacturing

Sky Island Capital, a Dallas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has made a majority investment in Pacific Paper Tube Inc., a Stockton, California-based manufacturer of sustainable paper tubes and cores. The deal establishes Pacific Paper Tube as Sky Island's first platform investment in its second fund and is intended to support geographic expansion, operational growth, and add-on acquisition activity while partnering with the founding Wallace family and management.

7 Seas Capital and Tico Capital Partners Recapitalize Precision Piping Products

June 18, 2025

Manufacturing

7 Seas Capital and Tico Capital Partners acquired a recapitalization stake in Precision Piping Products (P3), a Houston-based manufacturer of patented flange protection products, in a transaction that closed May 22, 2025. Parkway Capital and Pine Street Capital Partners provided subordinated debt and equity support alongside the new investors, with founders Keith and Debbie Nichols remaining in leadership.