Cablecraft Motion Controls Acquires Radial Bearing Corp.

Cable Manufacturing & Assembly Acquires Cablecraft Motion Controls

August 24, 2021

Manufacturing

Cable Manufacturing & Assembly (a Torque Capital Group portfolio company) acquired Cablecraft Motion Controls in August 2021 and announced a rebrand to the Cablecraft Motion Controls name in May 2022. The deal brings together complementary engineered motion-control product lines—control cables, linkages and actuation systems—to expand CMA's product portfolio and accelerate growth across heavy truck, engine controls, construction and agricultural OEM end markets.

Torque Capital Group Acquires Cable Manufacturing & Assembly, Inc.

April 8, 2021

Manufacturing

Torque Capital Group and its investor group have completed the purchase of Cable Manufacturing & Assembly, Inc. (CMA), a Bolivar, Ohio-based manufacturer of mechanical cables, controls and actuation assemblies serving automotive, marine and power-sports OEMs. Dan Pappano will remain CEO and Torque said it will provide operational resources to support CMA's organic growth and pursue add-on acquisitions.

RBC Bearings Completes Financing to Support Pending Acquisition of ABB Dodge Mechanical Power Transmission Business

October 7, 2021

Industrial Services

RBC Bearings Incorporated completed equity and debt offerings used to finance its pending acquisition of ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd.’s Dodge Mechanical Power Transmission Business. The company and ABB had satisfied regulatory requirements and expected to close the Dodge acquisition later in 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.

Radius Aerospace Acquires Doncasters' Aerospace Forming and Fabricating Business (UK)

November 19, 2019

Aerospace & Defense

Radius Aerospace, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, acquired Doncasters Group Limited's aerospace forming and fabricating business in Sheffield and Shrewsbury, UK. The acquired business has been renamed Radius Aerospace UK Ltd (Radius Europe) and will operate under its historical Bramah and Shrewsbury names to expand Radius's capabilities and international footprint in engine component forming and fabrication.

Radial Equity Partners Acquires Cortina and Merges It with Portfolio Company Plasticade

January 8, 2026

Manufacturing

Radial Equity Partners has acquired Cortina, a Franklin Park, Illinois-based manufacturer of traffic and work zone safety products, and will merge it with Radial’s 2024 portfolio company Plasticade. The Giannelli family will retain an ownership stake and Matt Soule has been named interim CEO of the combined business to accelerate growth and expand product and manufacturing capabilities.

Cable Manufacturing & Assembly Acquires Glassmaster Controls

June 7, 2021

Manufacturing

Cable Manufacturing & Assembly (a Torque Capital Group portfolio company) has acquired Glassmaster Controls, a Kalamazoo-based designer and manufacturer of mechanical cables, controls, and actuation assemblies. The acquisition is an add-on to strengthen CMA's product portfolio and expand its position in heavy truck, recreational products and agriculture end markets.