Sky Island Capital Acquires Pacific Paper Tube Inc

Sky Island Capital Makes Majority Investment in USA Industries

January 18, 2022

Manufacturing

Dallas-based private equity firm Sky Island Capital has made a majority investment in USA Industries, a South Houston, Texas manufacturer of piping isolation and testing products, alongside the company's second-generation founding family. Sky Island will support USA Industries' growth plan and product/solutions expansion through operational and financial resources as the company continues serving refining, petrochemical, chemical, industrial and OEM end markets.

Salt Creek Capital Recapitalizes Pacific Paper

December 6, 2022

Packaging

Salt Creek Capital completed a recapitalization of Pacific Paper, partnering with CEO Bill Donahue to provide liquidity to investors and support the company's next growth phase. Pacific Paper, headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California, is a custom paperboard sheet converter serving packaging manufacturers and commercial printers across the U.S.; the company employs over eighty people and operates facilities in Southern California and Lithia Springs, Georgia.

Foundation Investment Partners / Sustainable Packaging Acquires Paper Converters, Inc.

January 30, 2026

Manufacturing

Foundation Investment Partners (FIP), via its platform Sustainable Packaging, LLC, has acquired Paper Converters, Inc., a Walterboro, South Carolina manufacturer of spiral wound paper tubes, edge board and sheeting. The acquisition is an add-on to FIP's Sustainable Packaging platform and is intended to drive collaboration with sister company Amspak, improve supply chain continuity, and expand capability in sustainable paper packaging for textile and industrial customers in the Southeastern U.S.

Sky Island Capital Acquires Scranton Products Inc.

June 24, 2025

Building Products

Sky Island Capital, a Dallas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has made a majority investment in Scranton Products Inc. from The AZEK Company. Scranton Products, headquartered in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is a manufacturer of HDPE privacy partitions and lockers and will serve as a platform investment to support growth and capability expansion across education, government, healthcare and other end markets.

Sky Island Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Polished Metals Limited

February 18, 2020

Manufacturing

Sky Island Capital, a Dallas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has made a majority investment in Polished Metals Limited, a Hillside, New Jersey-based polisher and supplier of architectural and ornamental metals. Sky Island will partner with the founding Lazarus family to support organic growth and pursue add-on acquisitions to expand the company’s product portfolio and customer base across architecture, transportation, and vertical markets such as elevators and escalators.

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

February 3, 2020

Manufacturing

Washington Equity Partners has made a majority investment in Tube Bending, Inc., a California-based manufacturer and fabricator of tubing and tubing assemblies serving aerospace, defense, medical and industrial markets. Plexus Capital and SharpVue Capital provided supporting debt and equity financing; Tube Bending’s president, Bryan Christoffersen, retains a significant ownership stake and will continue to run day-to-day operations. The recapitalization positions Tube Bending to grow organically and via acquisitions as a market-leading tubing platform for aerospace and defense.