Garden City Equity Invests in Commercial Residential Aluminum

Commercial Residential Aluminum Acquires American Lightscapes

September 12, 2025

Building Products

Commercial Residential Aluminum (CRA), a portfolio company of Garden City Equity, has acquired American Lightscapes, a Sarasota-based provider of landscape lighting and design solutions. The deal is CRA's first add-on since partnering with Garden City Equity and expands CRA's exterior product offering by adding lighting design and installation capabilities.

Garden City Equity Invests in WeBuild

February 28, 2024

Manufacturing

Garden City Equity has invested in WeBuild, a manufacturer of custom store elements and provider of turn‑key program management services for national restaurant and retail franchise brands. The investment complements Garden City Equity's recent investment in Wathco and creates an integrated capability set—fabrication, logistics, installation and project management—for multi-site brand rollouts. Notable individual investors in WeBuild include Drew Brees and Perry Rogers.

Shadowbriar Capital Partners Acquires Benada Aluminum Products

May 24, 2022

Manufacturing

An affiliate of Shadowbriar Capital Partners acquired a controlling stake in Benada Aluminum Products from Big Shoulders Capital and ABGB Capital; the sellers will remain minority investors. White Oak provided $32.5 million of committed debt financing to support the transaction. Shadowbriar intends to partner with Benada's management to expand the company's manufacturing capabilities and drive long-term growth across its building-products and industrial end markets.

Garden City Companies Acquires Essig Pools

September 20, 2021

Construction

Atlanta-based Garden City Companies has acquired Essig Pools, a family-owned pool builder headquartered in Miramar, Florida. Garden City — backed by investors including Jeb Bush and Drew Brees — plans to use Essig as the first of multiple acquisitions to build a family of pool companies in Florida and provide succession/liquidity for retiring owners.

Equistone Acquires Majority Stake in Gardengate from Crest Capital Partners

October 18, 2021

Manufacturing

Equistone Partners Europe has acquired a majority stake in Gardengate, a Braga-based manufacturer of aluminium gates, doors and other outdoor-home aluminium products, with Crest Capital Partners retaining a minority stake alongside the founder and management team. Equistone plans to support Gardengate's international expansion (Benelux, Germany, UK), broaden its product range, grow its online presence and consolidate Portuguese production to increase capacity and profitability.

Garden City Equity Invests in Wathco

July 24, 2023

Construction

Garden City Equity has made an investment in Wathco, a national restaurant remodeling and conversion services provider. The partnership will support Wathco's capacity expansion and growth serving multisite QSR, casual dining and retail brands across the United States.