Schréder Acquires Ligman Lighting USA

Acuity Brands Acquires The Luminaires Group

September 10, 2019

Building Products

Acuity Brands, Inc. agreed to acquire The Luminaires Group from Sentinel Capital Partners in a transaction announced September 2019; terms were not disclosed. The Luminaires Group is a North American manufacturer of specification‑grade architectural lighting fixtures; Acuity intends to expand its product portfolio and capabilities in specification-grade lighting.

Principal Industries Acquires HanleyLED Brand

January 22, 2024

Manufacturing

Principal Industries, a San Angelo, Texas-based manufacturer of electrical components and LED solutions for the commercial sign industry, announced the acquisition of the HanleyLED brand. The deal expands Principal Industries' signage product portfolio and is accompanied by a distribution agreement with Grimco to make Principal's product lines (including the newly acquired HanleyLED) available across Grimco's 65+ North American branches.

Chauvet Acquires LiteGear

January 22, 2025

Manufacturing

Chauvet has acquired LiteGear, the Burbank-based cinematic LED lighting manufacturer, with the merger taking effect January 22, 2025. Chauvet will incorporate LiteGear into a new Chauvet Cinema Group (led by Mike Wagner) alongside Kino Flo to expand its cinematic lighting product portfolio, manufacturing scale and global market reach.

Hudson Valley Lighting Group Acquires Sonneman

July 28, 2025

Building Products

Hudson Valley Lighting Group (HVLG) has acquired lighting brand Sonneman, bringing the architectural LED and configurable lighting portfolio into HVLG’s family of brands. The deal positions HVLG to expand further into commercial design and configurable LED offerings while consolidating design and engineering resources across its brands; Sonneman’s CEO Andrew Cogan has departed and HVLG founder David Littman will serve as CEO of the combined business.

Liberty Service Partners Acquires Luminous Electric

August 28, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Liberty Service Partners has acquired Luminous Electric, a family-owned residential and commercial electrical services contractor based in Bradenton, Florida. The acquisition expands Liberty's network of home-services brands across the Southeast and provides Luminous with operational resources and growth support from Liberty and its backer NorthCurrent Partners.

Morrison & Co-Led Consortium Acquires FiberLight

June 30, 2022

Telecommunications

Funds managed by H.R.L. Morrison & Co, together with Australian Retirement Trust and a managed client of UBS Asset Management, signed a definitive agreement to acquire FiberLight, a U.S. fiber infrastructure provider, from Thermo Companies. The consortium will support FiberLight's network expansion across major U.S. markets to meet rising demand for high-bandwidth connectivity; terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions.