Gemini Investors Completes Platform Investments in Little Newtons and Aero Bending Company

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.

Gemini Investors Recapitalizes American Standard Circuits and Acquires The Cable Company

July 29, 2021

Manufacturing

Gemini Investors completed two investments: a recapitalization of American Standard Circuits (a U.S.-based printed circuit board designer and manufacturer) alongside management, and the acquisition of The Cable Company (a specialty online retailer of high-end audio/video cables). Gemini will partner with ASC's management to support the company's manufacturing operations across defense, aerospace, automotive, medical and industrial end markets and will operate The Cable Company as a consumer-facing e-commerce business serving audiophiles.

Ventus / GenNx360 / Admiralty-backed Aeron Defense Acquires General Tool Company and Magna Machine

February 4, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Ventus Industrial Partners, in partnership with GenNx360 Capital Partners and Admiralty Partners, formed a new platform, Aeron Defense, and acquired General Tool Company and Magna Machine to create a consolidated defense manufacturing group. The Kramer family became minority shareholders in Aeron as the two Ohio-based machining and assembly businesses are unified to expand capacity and capabilities for major U.S. defense primes.

Arlington Capital Forms Kinetic Engine Systems via Acquisitions of Walbar, Numet and AeroCision

January 4, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Arlington Capital Partners formed a new platform, Kinetic Engine Systems, by combining the engine assets of its portfolio company Cadence Aerospace with the newly completed acquisitions of Walbar Engine Components, Numet Machining Techniques and AeroCision. The platform will manufacture precision aero-engine components across six centers of excellence located in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Arizona and Mexico to serve OEMs and aftermarket customers in commercial and defense aerospace.

Tiny Capital Invests in AeroPress, Inc.

August 10, 2021

Consumer Products

Tiny Capital Ltd. made a growth investment in AeroPress, Inc., the Palo Alto maker of the AeroPress coffee brewer founded by Alan Adler. Adler remains involved and retains ownership; Tiny said the investment will support new product development and expanded marketing while keeping production and the AeroPress team in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Gemini Investors Recapitalizes Alexis Russell Jewelry; AOTCO (Gemini portfolio) Acquires Plating for Electronics

November 11, 2020

Industrial Services

Gemini Investors partnered with management to recapitalize Alexis Russell Jewelry, a Buffalo-based direct-to-consumer designer and manufacturer of bridal and fine jewelry. Separately, Gemini portfolio company AOTCO, a metal finishing services provider near Boston, acquired Plating for Electronics, a Waltham-based anodizing and electroplating services provider, as a portfolio add-on.