Trinity Hunt Partners Acquires Blackhawk Supply to Launch HVAC Distribution Platform

Trinity Hunt Partners Makes Majority Investment in Alliance Group

April 13, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

Trinity Hunt Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, made a majority investment in Alliance Group, a New England commercial HVAC services provider, to launch a national commercial HVAC platform. Trinity Hunt will support Alliance's growth and scale the business through strategic add-on acquisitions and organic initiatives while Steve Knowles will lead the platform as CEO.

First Supply Acquires Able Distributors

January 15, 2026

Building Products

First Supply, the family-owned Wisconsin wholesaler, has acquired Able Distributors, a Chicagoland HVAC supplier with four branches in the Chicago area. The deal adds 48 team members, expands First Supply’s presence in a priority Midwest market and brings Able’s hydronic heat, radiant systems and HVAC product offerings into the First Supply organization.

Gryphon Investors Acquires Ed's Supply Company

April 25, 2022

Building Products

Gryphon Investors has acquired Ed's Supply Company, a Nashville-based wholesale HVAC/R distributor with 19 locations across Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee, and will operate it as an independent division of its Heritage Distribution Holdings platform. Financial terms were not disclosed; the existing management team will remain in place with former president Steve Byram becoming an advisor and Tucker Byram named President. The deal expands Heritage Distribution Holdings' multi-region HVAC/R footprint in the Southeast.

BlackHawk Industrial Acquires Pinnacle Tool & Supply

January 12, 2022

Industrial Services

BlackHawk Industrial, a Tulsa-based industrial distributor, has acquired Pinnacle Tool & Supply, a Toledo, Ohio-based distributor with a second location in Cleveland. The acquisition expands BlackHawk's operational footprint and service capabilities in the Ohio manufacturing market; financial terms were not disclosed.

Trinity Hunt's NexCore Platform Partners with Sylvester & Cockrum

May 14, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Trinity Hunt Partners’ commercial HVAC platform, NexCore, has partnered with Sylvester & Cockrum (S&C), a provider of commercial HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services across the Southeastern United States. The deal expands NexCore’s geographic footprint and service capabilities in the Southeast as an add-on to its existing platform of partner companies.

BlackHawk Industrial Acquires Advanced Industrial Supply

October 30, 2023

Industrial Services

BlackHawk Industrial, a Tulsa-based distributor of metalworking and industrial products, has acquired Advanced Industrial Supply of Pocatello, Idaho. The deal (terms undisclosed) is part of BlackHawk's aggressive acquisition strategy to expand its geographic footprint, broaden product assortment, and strengthen service capabilities in the Idaho and northern Utah markets.