JPB Partners Acquires The Helpful Hardware Company with Financing from Tecum Capital Partners

CMG Forms Bolster Hardware to Acquire 21 Potters Ace Hardware Stores

June 10, 2022

Retail

CMG Companies (led by Al Bhakta) formed a new portfolio company, Bolster Hardware, and acquired 21 Ace Hardware stores operating as Potters Ace Hardware in Kentucky and Tennessee. The acquisition expands CMG's multi-unit franchise portfolio and diversifies its holdings beyond restaurants into the hardware/retail sector.

CMG (Bolster Hardware) Acquires Potter's Ace Hardware and Multiple Ace Hardware Stores

January 17, 2023

Retail

Texas-based investment group CMG completed a series of roll-up transactions in 2022 that added more than 38 Ace Hardware storefronts across nine deals, including the purchase of 20+ Potter's Ace Hardware locations in middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky and several individual Ace franchise stores (three in Wisconsin and one in Douglasville, Georgia). CMG is combining these assets under a single platform called Bolster Hardware to scale operations, realize efficiencies, and provide succession/liquidity solutions for aging, family-owned sellers.

Tecum Capital Acquires The Basement Doctor (J&D Home Improvement)

October 20, 2022

Construction

Tecum Capital Management, through its Tecum Equity control strategy, has acquired J&D Home Improvement, Inc. d/b/a The Basement Doctor with strategic support from Centerfield Capital Partners, BPEA, and Crane Group. The investment establishes The Basement Doctor as Tecum's platform to expand regionally and nationally across residential waterproofing, foundation repair, and mold remediation services.

Banner Solutions (High Road Capital Portfolio) Acquires Specialized Builder's Hardware

September 6, 2019

Building Products

Banner Solutions, a portfolio company of High Road Capital Partners, has acquired the assets of Specialized Builder's Hardware (SBH), a regional distributor headquartered in Anaheim, California. The add-on expands Banner Solutions' Southern California presence and customer base across education, government, healthcare, hospitality, and multi-family residential markets; financing was provided by Monroe Capital.

Industrial Opportunity Partners Acquires N.B. Handy Company

May 17, 2022

Building Products

Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP) has acquired N.B. Handy Company, a 130-year-old building products distributor headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. Terms were not disclosed; N.B. Handy will continue to be led by President & CEO Rosana Chaidez and will be supported by IOP to drive operational improvements and growth across its 21 locations in six states.

TA Associates and Charlesbank Invest in HelpSystems (joins HGGC)

October 10, 2019

Cybersecurity

Private equity firms TA Associates and Charlesbank Capital Partners have signed definitive agreements to become additional investors in HelpSystems, joining existing investor HGGC as well as management and employees. The minority growth investment will provide capital to accelerate HelpSystems' organic growth and support complementary acquisitions of cybersecurity, automation and analytics solutions.