Crest Rock Partners Invests in Specialty Pipe & Tube

SCF Partners Acquires American Piping Products

September 16, 2026

Logistics & Distribution

SCF Partners acquired American Piping Products (APP), a value-added distributor of steel pipe, tubing, fittings, and flanges serving industrial, energy, power generation, and data center markets. Former owner Center Rock Capital Partners sold the company; SCF plans to support APP’s geographic expansion and continued investment in its commercial and operational capabilities.

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.

Crest Rock Partners Invests in Midalloy (Midwest Alloys & Technology & Midalloy Specialty Materials)

September 20, 2023

Manufacturing

Denver-based private equity firm Crest Rock Partners has made a control investment in Midwest Alloys & Technology, Inc. and Midalloy Specialty Materials, LLC (together, Midalloy). The investment will provide capital and operating support to help the supplier of specialty alloy welding consumables and bar/wire rod products expand capabilities and execute its strategic growth plan while the founders remain invested.

Crest Rock Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Pitcher

May 25, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Denver-based private equity firm Crest Rock Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Pitcher, a Zürich-headquartered sales enablement platform. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation — including AI and data analytics capabilities — and to support global expansion of Pitcher's SaaS sales and revenue enablement platform.

SPS Companies Acquires US Wholesale Pipe & Tube

December 1, 2020

Building Products

SPS Companies Inc. has acquired the assets of US Wholesale Pipe & Tube Inc., a Holiday, Florida-based distributor and manufacturer of galvanized mechanical steel pipe and tube products. The seller/owner Ed Rachel is stepping aside while the target's executive management (led by JR Baker and Rob Posavec) will remain; SPS said the deal expands its Tubular Products Group and distribution/manufacturing capabilities across five U.S. locations.