One Equity Partners Acquires United WELD Holdings, Parent of EPIC Piping and BendTec
July 16, 2026
One Equity Partners agreed to acquire United WELD Holdings, the parent company of EPIC Piping and BendTec, from Bernhard Capital Partners. The sale was announced as expected to close by Q4 2026, and Bernhard later announced that it had closed on October 2, 2026; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- One Equity Partners
- Targets
- United WELD Holdings, EPIC Piping, BendTec
- Sellers
- Bernhard Capital Partners
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Louisiana, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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