Accent Wire Tie Acquires Cavert Wire Company

Altair Industries Acquires Central Wire Industries

August 5, 2026

Industrial Services

Altair Industries, a private equity firm focused on middle-market aerospace and defense and mission-critical industrial companies, announced it has acquired Central Wire Industries (CWI). CWI is a global manufacturer of specialty alloy wire and cable products serving aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and energy markets.

Weinberg Capital Group Acquires Gavitt Wire & Cable Co.

March 19, 2025

Manufacturing

Weinberg Capital Group, a Cleveland-based family office, has acquired Gavitt Wire & Cable Co., a century-old custom wire and cable manufacturer headquartered in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. Weinberg says it will invest in Gavitt's growth and use the business as a platform, pursuing add-on acquisitions while retaining the existing management team.

Crossplane Capital Acquires Distributor Wire and Cable

December 10, 2024

Industrial Services

Dallas-based private equity firm Crossplane Capital has completed the acquisition of Distributor Wire and Cable (DWC), a Denver/Aurora-headquartered master distributor of specialty electrical wire and cable. Crossplane partnered with DWC founder Bryce Huett and the management team to provide operational and financial resources to support the company's next phase of growth, including product, capability and geographic expansion.

Apollo Impact Acquires Accent Family of Companies

August 7, 2023

Industrial Services

Funds managed by Apollo (through its Apollo Impact platform) completed the acquisition of the Accent Family of Companies, which includes Accent Wire-Tie, Accent Wire-Tie United Kingdom and Accent Building Materials. Existing investor Crossplane Capital and the Sims family will retain a minority stake; financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition positions Accent for global expansion across its recycling/waste and building materials end markets.

nVent Acquires WBT LLC Cable Tray Business

February 10, 2020

Manufacturing

nVent Electric plc acquired substantially all of the assets of WBT LLC, a U.S.-based cable tray manufacturer. The asset purchase brings WBT's cable tray product line and ~40 employees (Centralia, IL and Chandler, AZ) into nVent's Electrical & Fastening Solutions segment to complement the nVent CADDY offering and broaden pathway and cable management solutions for data center, commercial and industrial customers.

Crossplane Capital Takes Controlling Interest in Accent Family of Companies

September 19, 2019

Industrial Services

Dallas-based private equity firm Crossplane Capital partnered with the Sims family and Accent management to acquire a controlling equity stake in the Accent Family of Companies. Accent, headquartered in Tomball, Texas, is a value-added distributor of baling wire, wire ties, wire tier machines and a regional supplier of steel building materials; Crossplane said the investment will support the company's next phase of growth and infrastructure investment.