3Z Brands Acquires Southerland

3Z Brands Acquires Leesa Sleep

March 15, 2023

Consumer Products

3Z Brands, a vertically-integrated mattress manufacturer and DTC brand platform, has acquired Leesa Sleep, a direct-to-consumer mattress company founded in Virginia Beach. The deal expands 3Z's portfolio of sleep brands and strengthens its manufacturing and digital capabilities as part of an ongoing roll-up strategy backed by private equity.

3Z Brands Acquires Nolah Sleep

February 14, 2023

E-Commerce

3Z Brands has acquired Nolah Sleep, adding the sleep-technology mattress brand to its vertically-integrated direct-to-consumer mattress platform. Nolah will continue to operate under its independent brand alongside 3Z’s other sleep brands (Helix Sleep, Brooklyn Bedding, Bear Mattress), allowing 3Z to expand its product capabilities and DTC market presence in the United States.

Inszone Insurance Services Acquires Southerland and Associates, Inc.

December 11, 2024

Insurance

Inszone Insurance Services, a Sacramento-based national insurance brokerage, has acquired Southerland and Associates, Inc., an Austin, Texas insurance agency founded by Cynthia Southerland. The deal expands Inszone's presence in Texas and provides Southerland's clients access to a broader network of carriers and resources while enabling the founder’s planned exit and retirement.

Tempur Sealy (Somnigroup) Acquires Mattress Firm

May 9, 2023

Retail

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mattress Firm, the U.S.'s largest mattress specialty retailer, in a transaction first announced at an approximate $4.0 billion enterprise value and completed in February 2025 with a reported total purchase price of roughly $5.0 billion. The deal was funded with approximately $2.7 billion of cash and the issuance of 34.2 million Tempur Sealy shares; following closing Tempur Sealy renamed itself Somnigroup International and will operate Mattress Firm as a decentralized business unit while divesting a portion of retail locations and the Sleep Outfitters business to MW SO Holdings (Mattress Warehouse).

Tempur Sealy Acquires Majority Stake in Sherwood Bedding

January 24, 2020

Manufacturing

Tempur Sealy International agreed to acquire an approximately 80% stake in Sherwood Acquisition Holdings, LLC ("Sherwood Bedding") for about $40 million, financed with cash on hand and borrowing under existing credit facilities. The Ellman family will retain a 20% interest, and Sherwood Bedding will operate as a standalone business unit led by its current management to allow Tempur Sealy to enter the private-label/OEM bedding market and expand its product suite.

Tempur Sealy Acquires Dreams, UK Specialty Bed Retailer

May 27, 2021

Retail

Tempur Sealy International has signed an agreement to acquire Dreams, the United Kingdom's leading specialist bed and mattress retailer, for approximately $475 million (less net debt and working capital adjustments). The acquisition, primarily from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners / Sun European Partners, expands Tempur Sealy's direct-to-consumer footprint in the UK and is expected to be accretive to EPS while complementing the company’s existing UK operations.