Construction Acquisitions in Maryland

Grizzly MEP announced a partnership to add Excel Mechanical Contractors, LLC, a Baltimore-based full-service mechanical and electrical contractor, to its Commercial MEP platform. The move — backed by sponsor Garnett Station Partners — expands Grizzly's footprint into the D.C., Maryland and Virginia Mid-Atlantic markets and is intended to accelerate growth and broaden service offerings.

Skyline Roofing Partners, backed by Imperial Capital, has acquired One Day Roofing, a residential re-roofing business headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. One Day's founders (CEO Andrew Engel and COO Griffin Libhart) will retain an ownership stake and continue to lead the company as Skyline integrates the business into its national residential roofing platform.

Rainier Partners’ portfolio company SCI Flooring has acquired Flooring Partners as the platform’s third add-on, expanding SCI’s Midwest footprint onto the East Coast and strengthening its multi-family and commercial flooring capabilities. Flooring Partners, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Baltimore, will broaden SCI’s geographic reach across Maryland, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Ohio.

Shawmut Design and Construction has acquired First Finish, a full-service hotel renovation contractor, combining Shawmut's expertise in complex hotel projects with First Finish's fast-track, high-end interiors capabilities. First Finish employees will join Shawmut, with founder David Burman remaining as First Finish president, creating an integrated, all-in-one hospitality renovation offering.

PAX Services Group, a New State Capital Partners-backed exterior services platform, has acquired Baltimore-based Consolidated Coatings, Inc. The deal expands PAX’s building-envelope capabilities—adding masonry, concrete and specialty coatings services—and deepens its presence in the Baltimore/DC Mid-Atlantic region; Consolidated Coatings’ management will remain in place.

Limbach Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMB) has acquired Kent Island Mechanical, LLC (KIM) for an initial purchase price of $15 million, with up to $5 million in performance-based earn-outs. The acquisition expands Limbach's mechanical/HVAC and plumbing capabilities and Mid-Atlantic footprint, and KIM is expected to contribute about $30 million in revenue and over $4 million in EBITDA annually beginning in 2025. Founder Mark Bowen retired at closing and some KIM leadership (including Director of Operations Kyle Benjamin) will join Limbach's Mid-Atlantic leadership team.

Herc Rentals has acquired Annapolis-based Rental Works, a regional equipment rental company operating five locations across Maryland, Northern Virginia and Delaware. The acquisition brings Rental Works' management (including Sam Graham) into Herc's operations and expands Herc's footprint and service capacity in the Mid-Atlantic construction and industrial markets.

Australis Equity Partners, through a subsidiary, has acquired Sunrise Premiere Pool Builders, LLC, a full-service inground pool construction company headquartered in Arnold, Maryland. Sunrise, founded in 1999 and operating a 3,000 sq. ft. facility, specializes in residential inground pools and works with subcontractors; Australis said the acquisition will be leveraged to facilitate future construction-industry acquisitions.

The Valcourt Group has acquired Superior Grouting & Restoration Services, LLC (SGS), a Riverdale, Maryland–based provider of waterproofing, grouting and concrete restoration services. The acquisition expands Valcourt's service footprint and technical capabilities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and adds experience servicing water and wastewater treatment facilities.

Rasa Floors, a Saw Mill Capital portfolio company, has acquired Martin Greenbaum Company, a Baltimore-based multi-family flooring installation provider. The add-on expands Rasa's footprint into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic—adding seven locations and service coverage across eleven states to strengthen its multi-family property management offering.

Infinity Home Services (a North Branch Capital portfolio company) has acquired American Home Contractors, a residential roofing, siding, window and gutter replacement provider headquartered in Fulton, Maryland. The add-on expands IHS's footprint in the Mid-Atlantic and brings additional local capabilities and customer relationships to the platform.

New State Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Patuxent Roofing & Contracting, a Laurel, Maryland-based provider of re-roofing, waterproofing, and related building envelope services to institutional and commercial customers. Patuxent CEO and current owner Mike Gowl will remain with the company and retain a significant equity stake; New State said it will support growth through organic initiatives and targeted acquisitions to expand geography and complementary services.

JS Global, a Maryland-based government services contractor and portfolio company of White Wolf Capital, has acquired Atlantic Design Group (ADG), a metro Washington D.C. architecture, engineering and construction firm focused on Federal government and commercial projects. The deal is an add-on to JS Global’s AT/FP platform intended to expand design capabilities and overseas federal work across the combined client base.

Main Street Capital Corporation invested $32.9 million in a recapitalization of Colonial Electric Company, LLC, providing a mix of first-lien senior secured term debt and a direct equity investment plus a revolving credit facility. Main Street and an unnamed co-investor partnered with Colonial's existing owners and senior management to complete the transaction and support the company’s working capital needs.