WillowWood Global Acquires Xtremity

CVC Catalyst Acquires Majority Stake in WillowWood Holdings

June 16, 2026

Medical Devices

CVC Catalyst III agreed to acquire a majority stake in WillowWood Holdings Inc., with CVC Catalyst becoming the majority investor alongside Blue Sea Capital, the Arbogast family, and WillowWood management (who will reinvest). The parties expect closing in the third quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals, and plan to use the partnership to accelerate product innovation and international expansion—especially in Europe.

Heartwood Partners Makes Growth Investment in The Xtreme Group

May 29, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

Heartwood Partners made a growth investment in The Xtreme Group in partnership with its continuing management team. The investment is intended to support TXG’s expansion into new geographies, service lines, and additional capacity.

Quad Capital Partners Acquires Worldwide Technologies

July 23, 2024

Manufacturing

Quad Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on middle-market manufacturing companies, has acquired Worldwide Technologies (WWT), a precision CNC machining and fabrication business with facilities in Franklin and Glasgow, Kentucky. The transaction provides QCP a flagship manufacturing platform with advanced automation and engineering capabilities; WWT employs more than 150 people and operates over 100 CNC machines.

WillowWood Global Acquires MAKstride Prosthetics

July 6, 2022

Medical Devices

WillowWood Global LLC, a designer and manufacturer of prosthetic products and a Blue Sea Capital-backed platform, has acquired MAKstride Prosthetics, a Mesa, Arizona-based designer and manufacturer of prosthetic feet, foot shells, and precision-machined components. The deal expands WillowWood's R&D and precision-manufacturing capabilities and represents the platform's first strategic acquisition since partnering with private equity firm Blue Sea Capital in December 2021.

Blue Sea Capital Acquires WillowWood Global from DW Healthcare Partners

December 6, 2021

Medical Devices

Blue Sea Capital has completed an acquisition of WillowWood Global LLC, a long-established designer and manufacturer of prosthetic products, from DW Healthcare Partners. The investment positions WillowWood for accelerated growth — with management retaining meaningful ownership — and signals Blue Sea's intent to support organic growth and pursue acquisition-driven expansion in the prosthetics market.

HealthpointCapital-backed CrossRoads Acquires Surgical Frontiers' Implant Systems

November 25, 2019

Medical Devices

HealthpointCapital’s Fund IV portfolio company, CrossRoads Extremity Systems, completed an add-on acquisition of multiple FDA-cleared implant and soft-tissue repair technology assets from Surgical Frontiers LLC, including the KATOR, OsteoPrecise, SpeedButton and Metrics product families. The purchase, which includes issued and pending U.S. patents, strengthens CrossRoads’ extremities product portfolio and supports cross-selling and capability expansion as part of HealthpointCapital’s strategy to build a market-leading orthopedic extremities platform.