Building Products Acquisitions in Ohio

An affiliate of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, alongside Cameron Ashley Building Products, has acquired Therm-All from Incline Equity Partners. Therm-All, a Westlake, Ohio–based fabricator and distributor of metal building insulation with 13 locations nationwide and more than 2,000 customers, will be operated under Pacific Avenue and Cameron Ashley to strengthen customer relationships and pursue growth initiatives across core and adjacent end markets.

Leaf Home has acquired Erie Home in a transaction that combines two Gridiron Capital-backed direct-to-consumer residential services businesses to create the largest DTC home solutions platform in North America. Ares Management led a preferred equity investment to support the deal, Apollo-led debt financing provided the acquisition financing, and Gridiron will retain majority ownership of the combined company, which will operate across 48 U.S. states and Canada with more than 300 field offices.

Ecore International has acquired Pro-Techs Surfacing, LLC, a Copley, Ohio-based playground surfacing installer. The acquisition expands Ecore's safety and recreational surfacing capabilities by integrating Pro-Techs' IPEMA-certified installation expertise into Ecore's Surface America, SpectraTurf, and Duraplay brands.

DuraServ LLC, a PE-backed provider of overhead door and loading dock solutions, has acquired AE Door & Window, a Cincinnati-based residential garage door, entry door, and window service and installation company. The deal expands DuraServ's residential product offerings and Midwest footprint across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana; AE's president Adam Weber will become Senior Vice President, Residential at DuraServ.

North Park Group, LLC has acquired Arcadia GlassHouse, LLC, a Madison, Ohio-based manufacturer, distributor and installer of premium greenhouses. The transaction, advised by Generational Group, closed on January 21, 2025; North Park Group said it will operate Arcadia under its long-term hold model to support growth and continuity for the business and its management team.

NEFCO has acquired Unistrut Midwest, a Cincinnati-based provider of modular steel support systems, from Brixey & Meyer Capital. The transaction closed on December 20, 2024; NEFCO intends to integrate Unistrut Midwest’s value‑added distribution, fabrication and regional footprint to enhance its specialty construction trade offering.

White Cap Supply Holdings LLC has acquired Site Supply, Inc., a distributor of stabilization, stormwater and erosion control materials with four locations across Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. The acquisition expands White Cap's product and service offerings in erosion control and stormwater management and brings Site Supply into White Cap's suite of brands and branches.

Kingswood Capital Management has acquired Kichler Lighting from Masco Corporation and will merge Kichler with its portfolio company Progress Lighting to create a leading North American residential lighting platform. The combination preserves both the Progress and Kichler brands and is intended to expand the combined company's distribution, service capabilities and product catalog across homebuilder, trade, showroom, retail and ecommerce channels.

White Cap has acquired B&R Reinforcing, Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based supplier and fabricator of rebar and concrete accessories. The acquisition expands White Cap's North Central presence and adds rebar fabrication and concrete accessory capabilities to better serve non-residential and infrastructure customers in central Ohio.

House-Hasson Hardware, a privately owned regional hardware distributor based in Knoxville, Tennessee, acquired the warehouses and inventory of Midwestern wholesale distributor Bostwick-Braun, adding two facilities (Indiana and Arkansas) and roughly 45,000 SKUs to its assortment. The asset purchase — finalized June 28, 2024 with terms private — transferred about 75 former Bostwick-Braun employees to House-Hasson and expands House-Hasson's geographic reach into new Northeastern and Southwestern states.

White Cap has acquired Dayton Superior Corporation to expand its specialty construction product and value-added service offerings. The acquisition brings Dayton Superior’s engineered concrete accessories, chemicals, forming and shoring solutions — and its manufacturing, distribution and training capabilities — into White Cap’s one-stop-shop network to deepen technical services and product availability for contractors.

The Macomb Group Inc., a Michigan-based PVF and plumbing supplies distributor, has acquired the operations and real estate of Woodhill Supply Inc., a Willoughby, Ohio-based plumbing/HVAC supply distributor with a second branch in Cleveland. The deal expands Macomb Group’s footprint in Northeast Ohio and adds a large distribution hub (about 300,000 sq. ft.) to improve service and product capabilities for local contractor and industrial customers.

General Shale, the North American building materials subsidiary of Wienerberger, has acquired Summitville Tiles, an Ohio-based producer of ceramic tile and thin brick solutions. The purchase expands General Shale's thin brick and industrial flooring portfolio and strengthens its position in commercial precast and industrial construction markets across North America.

L2 Capital has completed the acquisition of Robbins Sports Surfaces, a Cincinnati-based, vertically integrated manufacturer of hardwood sports and dance flooring founded in 1894. Merion Investment Partners co-invested and PNC Business Credit provided debt financing; terms were not disclosed.

Core & Main Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Enviroscape ECM, Ltd., a Deshler, Ohio-based provider of geosynthetics and erosion control products. The acquisition expands Core & Main's geosynthetics and erosion-control product capacity and broadens its product offering for municipal, contractor and construction end markets.

Trimlite Equity, L.P., a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, has acquired Francis‑Schulze Company, a family-owned distributor of exterior doors and hardware based in Russia, Ohio. Members of the Francis and Schulze families will remain shareholders in Trimlite; financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Trimlite’s distribution footprint across the Ohio Valley.

Dominus Capital portfolio company Lockmasters, Inc. acquired Allied Locksmith Supply, a Youngstown, Ohio-based distributor of approximately 9,000 automotive and commercial locksmith products. Allied's operations have been integrated into Lockmasters' Nicholasville, Kentucky headquarters; the deal is Lockmasters' second add-on under Dominus' ownership and supports expanded distribution and e-commerce availability of Allied's product lines.

The Master Group, a leading North American HVAC/R distributor, acquired Refrigeration Sales Corporation (RSC), a Valley View, Ohio-based HVAC/R parts and equipment wholesaler, from Rotunda Capital Partners. The acquisition expands The Master Group's U.S. footprint across Ohio and western Pennsylvania and follows Rotunda's 2021 investment to grow RSC into a multi-location, data-driven distribution platform.

CRH plc, via its Oldcastle APG business, has acquired Barrette Outdoor Living, a North American manufacturer of fencing, railing and decking products, for an enterprise value of $1.9 billion. The seller group included TorQuest Partners, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), Les Entreprises Barrette Ltée, management and co-investors; the deal strengthens CRH's Architectural Products portfolio and expands its outdoor living offerings in North America.

Brixey & Meyer Capital (BMC) has acquired Unistrut Midwest from Mark and Dave Ellis. Unistrut Midwest, a Cincinnati-based value-added distributor, fabricator and installer of Unistrut metal framing products, will continue to be led in part by the Ellis family while BMC provides capital and resources to support growth.

Funds managed by SVPGLOBAL completed a buyout of Associated Materials, a vertically integrated building products manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The PE firm will own 100% of the company and intends to invest in expanding and upgrading Associated Materials' product portfolio and operations to support growth.

Kaulig Capital, the family office of the Kaulig Companies, acquired Torsion Group Corporation (TGC), a vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of garage door parts and accessories, from MCM Capital Partners. The transaction gives Kaulig control of TGC’s manufacturing footprint (including a 60,000 sq. ft. plant in Evansville, IN and a 70,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Strongsville, OH), its nationwide distribution network and e-commerce channel North Shore Commercial Door (NSCD).

Littlejohn & Co. has made a structured capital minority investment in Great Day Improvements to accelerate growth and support the company's recent M&A activity, including the acquisitions of Universal Windows Direct and Champion Windows & Home Exteriors. The investment will provide flexible capital for growth, M&A, shareholder liquidity and integration support while Great Day's senior management, led by CEO Michael Hoy, remains in place.

Great Day Improvements, a Cleveland-area vertically integrated direct-to-consumer home improvement company, has acquired Champion Windows, a Sharonville, Ohio-based provider of windows, doors, siding, and sunrooms. The acquisition expands Great Day Improvements' national footprint and capabilities in replacement windows and sunrooms, bringing Champion's ~1,100 employees and national presence into Great Day's portfolio.

GW Capital, the management company led by Tony Nasrallah, acquired US Marble & Granite and rebranded the business as Granite Works Stone Design. The acquisition expands GW Capital's portfolio (joining Ground Works Land Design), establishes a 55,000 sq. ft. headquarters at 875 Crocker Rd. in Westlake, Ohio, and adds on-site stone fabrication and showroom capabilities for residential and commercial customers.

MiddleGround Capital, a Lexington-based private equity firm, has acquired Arrow Tru-Line, a North American manufacturer and supplier of overhead garage door hardware components headquartered in Archbold, Ohio. The seller was an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners; Arrow Tru-Line will serve as a platform investment for MiddleGround to support growth in the building products/garage door market.

SixAxis LLC, a portfolio company of Falfurrias Capital Partners, has acquired Upside Innovations as an add-on to expand its safety and accessibility product offerings. Upside Innovations will remain headquartered in West Chester, Ohio with founder Kevin Sharp staying on as president, and will complement SixAxis’s modular manufacturing and safety product portfolio to pursue growth opportunities.

Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces has acquired Flagg Incorporated, a Cincinnati-based wholesale distributor serving the cabinet-making and building/remodeling industry. The deal expands Wilsonart’s company-owned distribution footprint across the Ohio Valley (Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky) and strengthens its services to local cabinet makers and contractors.

Controlled Environment Systems, LLC (CES) has acquired Western Environmental Corporation (WEC), a designer and manufacturer of cleanrooms, metrology labs, CMM enclosures and environmental chambers. The acquisition gives CES additional engineering, certification and turnkey lab capabilities and expands its market reach while WEC will continue to operate from its Franklin, Ohio location.

Roebling Capital Partners, a Cincinnati-area lower middle market private equity firm, has agreed to acquire Teron Lighting, Inc., a Fairfield, Ohio-based manufacturer and distributor of commercial energy-efficient lighting fixtures. Roebling will support management and an incoming industry CEO to drive growth through strategic planning, operations investment, and market/product expansion; terms were not disclosed.

Winsupply Inc. has acquired Discount Drainage Supply (DDS), a three-location Ohio distributor of drainage pipe, PVC piping, culvert and septic supplies, from private equity firm Foundation Investment Partners. The transaction transfers DDS’s Akron, Columbus and Cincinnati operations to Winsupply; terms were not disclosed.

Bruynzeel Storage Systems, the Netherlands-based market leader in mobile storage systems, has acquired Ohio-based distributor RDT Concepts to strengthen its commercial presence in the United States. The acquisition gives Bruynzeel a U.S. office (RDT Bruynzeel Storage Systems) and additional capacity to pursue larger projects across libraries, archives, museums, healthcare, education, government and industrial markets.

TorQuest Partners and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) announced a majority investment in Barrette Outdoor Living Inc., North America’s leading manufacturer of vinyl, aluminum and steel fence and railing, composite decking, and other outdoor products. Les Entreprises Barrette Ltée will retain a significant minority stake and the company's management team, led by CEO Jean desAutels, will remain in place; terms were not disclosed. The investors said the capital will support the company’s next phase of growth and geographic expansion across North America.

Southwire Company, LLC has acquired Madison Electric Products LLC, a Solon, Ohio-based manufacturer of electrical components and accessories. The acquisition adds Madison's product lines, brands and innovation pipeline to Southwire's Tools, Components and Assembled Solutions business and brings 34 employees along with facilities in Solon, OH and Duluth, GA.

The AZEK Company has completed the acquisition of Return Polymers, an Ashland, Ohio-based PVC recycling and compounding business. The deal brings in-house PVC recycling capabilities to AZEK to accelerate its sustainability initiatives and increase recycled material content across its TimberTech, AZEK Exteriors, Versatex and Vycom product lines; financial terms were not disclosed.

The Stephens Group, a Little Rock-based private investment firm, finalized the acquisition of Kinetics Noise Control, a Dublin, Ohio designer and manufacturer of acoustic and vibration-control products. The firm simultaneously formed Catalyst Acoustics Group as a platform to house Kinetics alongside other noise-control businesses (including Sound Seal, IAC Acoustics, Noise Barriers and Lamvin) to consolidate capabilities and expand market coverage.

Cook & Boardman Group LLC, a Littlejohn & Co.-backed distributor of commercial doors, frames and hardware, has acquired Akron, Ohio-based Botzum Bros Hardware LLC. Botzum Bros will continue to operate under its name with owner Al Hilkert remaining to manage the business; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is an add-on to Cook & Boardman and expands the platform's presence in the Northeastern Ohio commercial construction market.

T-street Capital made an additional investment in its portfolio company Simplex – Infrastructure Solutions, LLC to acquire Dayton Superior’s Paving Division. The add-on creates a coast-to-coast manufacturer and supplier of highway infrastructure and specialty reinforcing-steel products across four locations and a combined 450,000 square feet of manufacturing footprint; T-street and Simplex appointed a new CEO and board members to lead integration.

Graycliff Partners has acquired Oberfields Holdings, LLC, a regional manufacturer and distributor of concrete hardscape and masonry products, from The Anderson Group. Terms were not disclosed; Graycliff intends to partner with Oberfields' management to pursue growth and expand the company's product offering and distribution footprint.

Nudo Products, a PE-backed manufacturer of laminated panels, has acquired Marlite, Inc., an Ohio-based maker of interior wall and ceiling panel solutions. The deal combines Nudo's laminating and commercial building product capabilities with Marlite's decorative and functional panel systems to create a larger integrated provider for retail, healthcare and commercial customers across the U.S. and Canada.