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Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires Pure Florida

October 3, 2025

Transportation

Hoffmann Family of Companies has acquired Pure Florida, a Naples-based maritime tourism operator founded by Captains Lance and Harry Julian. Pure Florida will join HF Companies' marine vertical (Hoffmann Marine) as an add-on to the group's regional hospitality and marine portfolio, with the founders handing the business to the Hoffmann family to continue local operations and growth.

Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires JED Transportation and Corporate Transportation (St. Louis)

July 5, 2023

Transportation

The Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies) has acquired two St. Louis-area transportation providers: Hazelwood-based JED Transportation and Corporate Transportation (St. Louis). The purchases expand HF Companies’ regional transportation services portfolio — adding luxury chauffeured, coach/charter and shuttle capabilities as part of a broader roll-up of transportation assets in the Midwest.

Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires Olympus Limo

October 1, 2025

Transportation

Hoffmann Family of Companies has acquired Olympus Limo, a Tampa Bay-based luxury ground transportation provider that serves individual travelers, corporate clients and large events across more than 350 cities. The deal adds Olympus to Hoffmann's Aviation & Transportation vertical (Hoffmann Transportation Group) and is intended to expand the firm's luxury transportation footprint and accelerate growth while preserving Olympus's service standards.

Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires Doonan Specialized Trailer

March 5, 2024

Manufacturing

Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies) has acquired Doonan Specialized Trailer, LLC, a custom semi-trailer manufacturer headquartered in Great Bend, Kansas. The acquisition expands HF Companies' transportation vertical and builds on its prior purchase of Texas Bragg Trailers, with Doonan's existing management remaining in place to support continuity.

Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires Ferche Millwork

September 16, 2021

Manufacturing

The Hoffmann Family of Companies has acquired Ferche Millwork, including its brands Ferche Frames, Firerated Frames and Ferche Lumber, plus 87 acres of land in Rice, Minnesota and Mount Pleasant, Tennessee. Ferche, headquartered in Rice, Minn., manufactures over 13,000 products per year and will continue operating under existing leadership as Hoffmann expands its manufacturing and Midwest footprint.

Hoffmann Family of Companies Acquires Majority Interest in Smith Gardens

January 29, 2026

Agriculture

Hoffmann Family of Companies (HF Companies), a family-owned investment firm, has acquired a majority interest in Smith Gardens, a fourth-generation greenhouse grower headquartered in Bellingham, Washington. The deal (which includes Smith Gardens' Pacific Plug & Liner propagation division) keeps Eric and Mark Smith in leadership with partial ownership and expands Hoffmann's agricultural vertical into the Pacific Northwest.