Private Investor Acquires Hopkins Lumber Company of Memphis

US LBM Acquires Walker Lumber & Supply

February 3, 2025

Building Products

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.

Private Investor Acquires Homestead Custom Cabinetry, Inc.

August 8, 2025

Building Products

Homestead Custom Cabinetry, Inc., a handcrafted cabinetry manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Pennsylvania, was sold to a private investor in a transaction that closed August 8, 2025. Generational Group served as the M&A advisor on the deal facilitating the ownership transition.

Modern Woodcrafts LLC Sold to Private Investor

March 3, 2023

Building Products

Generational Equity advised Modern Woodcrafts LLC of Plainville, Connecticut in its sale to an unnamed private investor. The transaction closed on March 3, 2023; Modern Woodcrafts is an architectural millwork manufacturer that provides end-to-end design, manufacturing and installation services for high-end commercial interiors.

Hoffman Consultants, LLC Sold to an Individual Investor

February 28, 2025

Engineering Services

Generational Group advised Hoffman Consultants, LLC, a Kentwood, Michigan-based structural engineering and detailing firm, on its sale to an individual investor. The transaction closed February 28, 2025; the buyer was not named in the announcement.

Hopkins Manufacturing Acquires Lumax LLC

January 6, 2022

Manufacturing

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation has acquired Lumax LLC, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based maker of grease guns, fittings, pumps and other fluid-management products. The purchase expands Hopkins' fluid management offering (complementing its Flo-Tool line) and will move Lumax distribution into Hopkins' primary distribution center in Edgerton, Kansas; Hopkins is PE-backed by ONCAP.

Nation's Best Holdings Acquires Huntington Lumber & Supply Co.

July 15, 2024

Retail

Nation's Best Holdings, a Dallas-based holding company focused on home improvement stores, acquired Huntington Lumber & Supply Co., a Do it Best Home Center in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. The transaction closed July 15, 2024, with the Huntington brothers selling the business and remaining in place to manage operations as part of Nation's Best's roll-up strategy to grow independent hardware and building-supply locations.