Tracked deals
27
27 tracked deals across 2021-2026.
Building Products Buyers & Acquisitions in Tennessee
Buyer mix
Mixed buyer set
25 strategic · 15 pe
Top trend
Volume peaked in 2021
7 tracked deals announced in 2021.
Primary Insight
What Stands Out
- US LBM acquired Walker Lumber & Supply to gain its first Tennessee location and broaden its Southeast presence.
- Winsupply expanded waterworks presence in Memphis via the acquisition of Meter Service & Supply Co., Inc.
- PE-backed and platform buyers show up repeatedly, including Trilantic North America, Hyperion Capital Partners LLC, The Sterling Group, and Paceline Equity Partners.
- Subsector coverage runs from building materials distribution (lumber, plumbing/building products, outdoor/hardscape) to product manufacturing (porcelain tile) and specialty components (metal deck, glass).
- Geographic clustering is evident around Middle Tennessee and the Memphis/greater Nashville corridors in multiple transactions.
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Top Buyers
Illustrative buyers pulled from tracked transactions on this page. This table is capped and intentionally non-exhaustive.
| Buyer | # Deals | Focus | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| US LBM | 2 | Leading national distributor of specialty building materi... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| AHF Products | 1 | Leading North American hard-surface flooring manufacturer... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Ambassador Enterprises | 1 | Private equity firm focused on legacy-minded investments ... | PE |
| Ambassador Supply | 1 | Building industry investment and management group operati... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Argonaut Private Equity | 1 | Private equity firm based in Tulsa that sponsors and supp... | PE |
| Armada Materials, LLC | 1 | Platform company and operator focused on producing aggreg... | Strategic (PE-backed) |
| Artisan Custom Closets | 1 | Design-led custom closet company with showrooms and manuf... | Strategic |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 1 | International equipment rental company and parent of Sunb... | Strategic |
| Atar Capital | 1 | Global private investment firm focused on acquiring and b... | PE |
| Beacon Roofing Supply | 1 | North American distributor of roofing materials and compl... | Strategic |
Acquisition Volume in Building Products in Tennessee by Year
Last 6 years
Actual
Full-year estimate
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
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- Buyer
- C&D Industrial Maintenance
- Target
- OHD East Tennessee
- Seller
- Wm. S. Trimble Co., Inc.
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
C&D Industrial Maintenance acquired the overhead door business of Wm. S. Trimble Co., operating as Overhead Door Company of Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Johnson City (OHD East Tennessee). The add-on expands C&D’s commercial door and dock services platform into East Tennessee; the Trimble family’s business had served the region since 1936.
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- Buyer
- Southeast Building Supply Interests
- Target
- Builders Supply Co. of Tennessee
- Seller
- Bubba Ingleburger, Carl Dixon
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Southeast Building Supply Interests (SBSI) acquired Builders Supply Co. of Tennessee, adding three Middle Tennessee locations and expanding SBSI’s footprint in the state. The deal expands SBSI’s lumber and building materials distribution network serving builders and professional contractors across the Southeast, with the sellers (Bubba Ingleburger and Carl Dixon) staying on in advisory roles to support ongoing operations.
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November 12, 2025
- Buyer
- Transom Capital Group
- Target
- Binswanger Glass
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Transom Capital Group, a Los Angeles–based private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Binswanger Glass, a leading full-service flat glass company headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. The deal will provide Binswanger with new capital and Transom's operational resources to accelerate the company's transformation, expand service capabilities, and drive growth across its 42 locations in 11 states.
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September 17, 2025
- Buyer
- Noble Venture Partners, Individual Investor (Noble Venture Partners)
- Target
- LumEfficient Lighting Corporation
- Seller
- Randy Reid
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
LumEfficient Lighting Corporation, a Brentwood, Tennessee-based maker of industrial LED lighting, was sold by founder Randy Reid to an individual investor affiliated with Noble Venture Partners. The transaction closed on September 17, 2025 and was advised by Generational Group; the buyer intends to expand LumEfficient’s presence in hazardous-location and industrial markets.
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February 3, 2025
- Buyer
- US LBM
- Target
- Walker Lumber & Supply
- Seller
- Ray Hayles, Scott McMillan
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
US LBM has acquired Walker Lumber & Supply, a Nashville-based building products distributor founded in 1949. The acquisition gives US LBM its first Tennessee location and expands its presence in the Southeast; Walker Lumber's owners Ray Hayles and Scott McMillan will continue to run day-to-day operations. QS Capital Advisors served as Walker's exclusive financial advisor.
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September 17, 2024
- Buyer
- VP Supply Corp
- Target
- Exterior Wholesale Supply, LLC
- Seller
- Rick Heagarty, Jay Barbera
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
VP Supply Corp, a Rochester, New York-based plumbing and building products distributor, has acquired Exterior Wholesale Supply, LLC (EWS), a Smyrna, Tennessee-based value-add distributor of building products and installation services. Madison Street Capital served as exclusive advisor to EWS; financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands VP Supply's geographic footprint and service capabilities into the Middle Tennessee market.
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May 20, 2024
- Buyer
- Winsupply, Inc.
- Target
- Meter Service & Supply Co., Inc.
- Seller
- Deming family (owners of Meter Service & Supply)
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Winsupply, Inc. acquired Meter Service & Supply Co., Inc., a Memphis-based supplier of gas, water, electrical and sewer products, with the transaction closing on May 20, 2024. The deal expands Winsupply's waterworks presence in the Memphis market; Meter Service's current president Jerry Deming will remain in a management capacity while Casey Belew will assume the president role.
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April 22, 2024
- Buyer
- Artisan Custom Closets
- Target
- Chattanooga Closet Company
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Artisan Custom Closets, a Marietta, Georgia-based custom storage and closet company, has acquired Chattanooga Closet Company, a regional provider of custom design and installation services in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The deal expands Artisan's footprint in Tennessee and strengthens its presence across the Southeastern United States.
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February 13, 2024
- Buyer
- Georgia Metals, CID Capital
- Target
- Watson Metals
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Georgia Metals, a portfolio company of CID Capital, acquired Watson Metals, a Manchester, Tennessee-based provider of metal roofing, pole barns, and pre-engineered steel buildings. The transaction, advised by Generational Capital Markets, closed on February 5, 2024; the deal expands Georgia Metals' footprint and product offering in the Southern U.S.
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February 5, 2024
- Buyer
- Outdoor Living Supply, Trilantic North America
- Target
- The Rock Place
- Seller
- Lee Marbet, William Marbet
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Outdoor Living Supply (OLS), a Trilantic North America–backed distribution platform for outdoor living and hardscape products, has acquired The Rock Place, a full-service distributor of hardscape, natural and manufactured stone, porcelain and landscape products. The deal adds four strategic locations in the greater Nashville / middle Tennessee market and keeps Lee Marbet in a regional leadership role as the Marbet family exits ownership.
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December 14, 2023
- Buyer
- Pearlman Group, The Stephens Group
- Target
- Power Rental & Sales
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Pearlman Group, a specialty distributor and portfolio company of The Stephens Group, acquired Power Rental & Sales, a Nashville-based distributor and rental provider of decorative concrete supplies and equipment. The transaction, an add-on to Pearlman Group’s platform, closed on December 14, 2023 and positions Pearlman to expand its decorative and commercial concrete product and rental offerings.
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November 9, 2023
- Buyer
- O'Donnell Metal Deck, Slate Capital Group
- Target
- Metal Deck Direct
- Seller
- Keith Urban, Karen Urban
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
O'Donnell Metal Deck, a Slate Capital Group-backed distributor, has acquired Metal Deck Direct, a Lenoir City, Tennessee-based metal deck and bar joist distributor. The add-on expands O'Donnell's national footprint, strengthening its presence in the Southeast and Mid-South and bringing Metal Deck Direct's regional customer relationships and operations into the O'Donnell platform.
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October 13, 2023
- Buyer
- AHF Products, Paceline Equity Partners
- Target
- Crossville, Inc.
- Seller
- Curran Group
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
AHF Products, a portfolio company of Paceline Equity Partners, has acquired Crossville, Inc., a U.S. porcelain tile manufacturer headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee, from the Curran Group. The add-on expands AHF's hard-surface product offering into porcelain and tile manufacturing to enhance its design and manufacturing capabilities and better serve residential and commercial customers; terms were not disclosed.
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- Buyer
- Armada Materials, LLC, Kelso & Company, L.P.
- Target
- Volunteer Materials, LLC, Volunteer Paving, LLC, Volunteer Sand and Gravel, LLC, Volunteer Concrete, LLC, Action Enterprise Company, LLC, TMC Construction Services, LLC
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Armada Materials, a Tampa-based infrastructure materials platform led by Rob Duke and backed by Kelso & Company, has acquired Volunteer Materials and affiliated operating companies in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Volunteer is a vertically integrated producer of aggregates, asphalt and ready-mix concrete and a provider of road paving and striping services; the deal is Armada's first platform acquisition to support regional expansion along the I-65 corridor south of Nashville.
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September 20, 2023
- Buyer
- Marquis Industries, Inc., Live Ventures Incorporated
- Target
- Harris Flooring Group (brands: Harris, Kraus, Naturally Aged Flooring, Heritage Mill Wood Flooring)
- Seller
- Q.E.P. Co., Inc.
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
Marquis Industries, a subsidiary of Live Ventures Incorporated, acquired the Harris Flooring Group brands (Harris, Kraus, Naturally Aged Flooring and Heritage Mill Wood Flooring) from Q.E.P. Co., Inc. on September 20, 2023 for approximately $10 million. The deal includes inventory and the book of business, and Marquis intends to retain substantially all Harris Flooring Group employees and sales representatives, effectively doubling Marquis' salesforce and expanding its flooring manufacturing portfolio.
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- Buyer
- Southeast Building Supply Interests (SBSI), Building Industry Partners (BIP)
- Target
- Wallace Building Supply
- Seller
- Wallace Building Supply owners / Wallace family
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Southeast Building Supply Interests (SBSI), a platform backed by Building Industry Partners (BIP), has acquired Wallace Building Supply, expanding SBSI's footprint into Clarksville, Tennessee and growing the platform to nine LBM locations across the Southeast. As part of the transaction, Wallace employees will participate in SBSI's employee equity ownership program and Wallace leadership will remain in place.
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April 25, 2022
- Buyer
- Gryphon Investors, Heritage Distribution Holdings
- Target
- Ed's Supply Company
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Gryphon Investors has acquired Ed's Supply Company, a Nashville-based wholesale HVAC/R distributor with 19 locations across Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, and will operate it as an independent division of its Heritage Distribution Holdings platform. Financial terms were not disclosed; the existing management team will remain in place with former president Steve Byram becoming an advisor and Tucker Byram named President. The deal expands Heritage Distribution Holdings' multi-region HVAC/R footprint in the Southeast.
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March 18, 2022
- Buyer
- Ambassador Supply, Ambassador Enterprises
- Target
- Orgain Building Supply Company
- Seller
- Orgain Building Supply Company, Hunter Orgain
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Ambassador Supply, an affiliate of Ambassador Enterprises, has acquired Orgain Building Supply, a 100-year-old building supply company based in Clarksville, Tennessee. The transaction is an add-on to Ambassador Supply’s building materials platform and is intended to expand geographic reach and augment the platform’s product and service offerings while retaining Orgain’s employees.
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February 8, 2022
- Buyer
- FABco, Argonaut Private Equity
- Target
- Volunteer Rebar
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Houston-based FABco, a portfolio company of Argonaut Private Equity, has acquired Volunteer Rebar, a Nashville-based rebar fabrication and construction products provider. The deal is an add-on acquisition that expands FABco's footprint and service coverage in the growing Nashville/Tennessee market.
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January 21, 2022
- Buyer
- Sunbelt Rentals, Ashtead Group PLC
- Target
- Mahaffey USA
- Seller
- Mahaffey shareholders, George Smith, William Pretsch
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Sunbelt Rentals, the U.S. subsidiary of Ashtead Group PLC, has acquired Mahaffey USA, a Memphis-based provider of temporary and semi-permanent commercial and industrial fabric structures. Mahaffey will retain its leadership team and Memphis support center as it integrates with Sunbelt's rental network to expand product capabilities and pursue growth opportunities across industrial, government and healthcare end markets.
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January 1, 2022
- Buyer
- Beacon Roofing Supply
- Target
- Crabtree Siding and Supply
- Seller
- Donna Crabtree
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Beacon Roofing Supply (Nasdaq: BECN) acquired Crabtree Siding and Supply, a Cookeville, Tennessee-based wholesale distributor of residential exterior building materials, effective January 1, 2022. Crabtree generated approximately $1 million in annual sales; Beacon said the acquisition will expand its presence in Tennessee, particularly the market between Nashville and Knoxville.
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November 22, 2021
- Buyer
- Installed Building Products, Inc.
- Target
- CFI Insulation, Inc.
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Installed Building Products, Inc. (NYSE: IBP) acquired CFI Insulation, Inc., a Knoxville, Tennessee-based installer of fiberglass and spray foam insulation. The acquisition (CFI reported ~ $10 million of annual revenue) expands IBP’s footprint in Tennessee and its presence in residential, multifamily and commercial construction end markets.
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- Buyer
- Heritage Pool Supply Group, SRS Distribution, Inc.
- Target
- Pool Contractors Supply, Inc.
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Heritage Pool Supply Group, a subsidiary of SRS Distribution, acquired Pool Contractors Supply, Inc. (PCS), a Memphis-based wholesale distributor of pool and spa products, with the transaction completed on October 8, 2021. PCS leadership (Ed Flemmons and Sam Rogers) will remain in place as Heritage expands its footprint into the Midsouth market.
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September 8, 2021
- Buyer
- Fencing Supply Group, The Sterling Group
- Target
- Capitol Wholesale Fence Company
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
Fencing Supply Group (FSG), a platform backed by The Sterling Group, has acquired Capitol Wholesale Fence Company, a full-service fencing supplier based in Nashville, Tennessee with more than 80 employees and multiple regional branches. The deal is the seventh add-on for the FSG platform and expands its distribution and manufacturing footprint across the southeastern United States.
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August 3, 2021
- Buyer
- US LBM
- Target
- Junior's Building Materials
- Seller
- Otto "Junior" Boehm Jr. and the Boehm family (owners of Junior's Building Materials)
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Addon
US LBM, a Bain Capital portfolio company and national distributor of specialty building materials, has acquired Junior's Building Materials. FourBridges Capital Advisors acted as exclusive financial advisor to the family-owned Junior's, which was founded in 1991 in Chattanooga, Tennessee; founder Otto "Junior" Boehm Jr. will continue to lead day-to-day operations. The deal expands US LBM's footprint in the Mid-Atlantic/Southeast as an add-on to its national platform.
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- Buyer
- Hyperion Capital Partners LLC
- Target
- United Cabinet Company, LLC (dba Kabinart)
- Seller
- Murray family
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Hyperion Capital Partners completed the acquisition of United Cabinet Company, LLC (dba Kabinart) from the Murray family. Kabinart, a Nashville-based manufacturer of premium semi-custom and custom cabinets for the high-end residential market, will remain under existing management with financing provided by Oxer Capital and Salem Investment Partners.
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March 17, 2021
- Buyer
- Atar Capital
- Target
- Universal Lighting Technologies, Douglas Lighting Controls
- Seller
- Panasonic Corporation
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Atar Capital has completed the acquisition of Universal Lighting Technologies and Douglas Lighting Controls from Panasonic Corporation and will combine the businesses under the name Universal Douglas Lighting Americas, Inc. The transaction brings together LED lighting manufacturing and advanced lighting control capabilities to create an integrated commercial lighting platform focused on connected lighting and IoT-enabled solutions; financial terms were not disclosed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What kinds of companies are being acquired in Tennessee building products deals?
Acquisitions include building products distributors and value-add service distributors (e.g., lumber, plumbing/building products, hardscape) as well as specialty manufacturers and specialty product providers (e.g., flat glass, porcelain tile, metal roofing components).
Which buyers appear more than once in Tennessee building products acquisitions?
Recurring names in the listed deals include US LBM, Outdoor Living Supply, and Georgia Metals (with CID Capital), along with other repeat buyers listed on the page such as Trilantic North America and Hyperion Capital Partners LLC.
Do these deals typically keep existing management involved after closing?
Several transactions indicate continuity: sellers or current leaders are described as staying on in advisory or management roles after the acquisition (for example, in the US LBM and Winsupply transactions, and in the Southeast Building Supply Interests deal).
Are the acquisitions concentrated in specific parts of Tennessee?
Many deals reference key Tennessee markets and corridors, including Memphis and the greater Nashville / Middle Tennessee area, along with other locations such as Brentwood and Crossville depending on the target.
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