Frontier Tubular Solutions Acquires Applied Plastics

Vortex Companies Acquires Applied Felts Inc.

January 11, 2024

Manufacturing

Vortex Companies has acquired Applied Felts Inc. (including brands MaxLiner and FerraTex Solutions) to integrate manufacturing and distribution of cured-in-place pipe liners and related products across the Americas. The deal brings Applied Felts’ Americas manufacturing and distribution under Vortex to shorten supply chains, expand local support and streamline R&D, while Applied Felts Ltd. (U.K.) remains with W.E. Rawson for non‑Americas operations.

ISCO Industries Acquires Infinity Plastics

December 11, 2023

Manufacturing

ISCO Industries, Inc. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Infinity Plastics, a Mayville, Wisconsin manufacturer of fabricated HDPE piping products. The asset purchase expands ISCO's U.S. footprint and manufacturing capacity, adding a strategic production location to support increased customer demand across multiple piping end markets.

Frontier Tubular Solutions Acquires Lincoln Manufacturing

December 12, 2022

Oil & Gas

Frontier Tubular Solutions, a platform backed by SCF Partners, has acquired Lincoln Manufacturing, a provider of threaded and machined products and services to the Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) and construction industries. Lincoln, headquartered in Magnolia, Texas with additional facilities in Houston, Tomball, Texas and Strasburg, Ohio, will continue to operate under its existing brand while expanding Frontier's product offering and geographic footprint.

IPACKCHEM Group Acquires Majority Stake in TPG Plastics LLC

October 5, 2022

Packaging

IPACKCHEM Group acquired a majority stake in TPG Plastics LLC to bring its Advanced In‑Mold Fluorination (Advanced IMF) barrier packaging technology to North America and serve the crop protection market. The deal gives IPACKCHEM a manufacturing foothold in Murray, Kentucky and includes near‑term investments to expand capacity and support growth into additional life‑enhancing chemical segments.

APPLIED Adhesives Acquires In-Line Finishing Solutions, LLC

September 7, 2022

Industrial Services

APPLIED Adhesives, a Minnetonka-based adhesive distributor, has completed the acquisition of Chicago-based In-Line Finishing Solutions, LLC. The purchase brings specialty adhesive and coating distribution capabilities for the Direct Mail and Label Converting markets into APPLIED’s platform to expand technical capability and customer support.

Vance Street Capital Acquires Applied Plastics

January 31, 2019

Medical Devices

Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired Applied Plastics, a Norwood, Massachusetts-based provider of specialty PTFE coatings for medical device components. Terms were not disclosed; Applied CEO Dave Ring retains a material ownership stake and Vance Street said the deal strengthens its medtech capabilities and expands its Fund II portfolio.