Entrust Global Group Acquires Southern Hobby Supply

Southeast Building Supply Interests Acquires Builders Supply Co. of Tennessee

May 12, 2026

Building Products

Southeast Building Supply Interests (SBSI) acquired Builders Supply Co. of Tennessee, adding three Middle Tennessee locations and expanding SBSI’s footprint in the state. The deal expands SBSI’s lumber and building materials distribution network serving builders and professional contractors across the Southeast, with the sellers (Bubba Ingleburger and Carl Dixon) staying on in advisory roles to support ongoing operations.

Heritage Distribution Holdings Acquires Coastal Supply Company

October 12, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

Heritage Distribution Holdings, the Gryphon Investors-backed HVAC/R distribution platform, has acquired Coastal Supply Company Inc., a 40-year-old, family-owned HVAC/R distributor based in Knoxville, Tennessee with six branch locations. Coastal will operate under HDH’s Ed’s Supply division and remain led by General Manager David Kennedy as part of HDH’s continued geographic expansion in the Southeast.

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.

Envoy Solutions Acquires Sigma Supply of North America

April 12, 2022

Packaging

Envoy Solutions has agreed to acquire Sigma Supply of North America, a Hot Springs, Arkansas-based packaging materials and equipment distributor. The deal expands Envoy's national packaging platform—adding Sigma's network of more than two dozen locations and capabilities across the South, including Texas; the Hamby family will continue to lead Sigma following the transaction.

Ambassador Supply Acquires Orgain Building Supply

March 18, 2022

Building Products

Ambassador Supply, an affiliate of Ambassador Enterprises, has acquired Orgain Building Supply, a 100-year-old building supply company based in Clarksville, Tennessee. The transaction is an add-on to Ambassador Supply’s building materials platform and is intended to expand geographic reach and augment the platform’s product and service offerings while retaining Orgain’s employees.

Gryphon Investors Acquires Southern HVAC from MSouth, Forms NAEHS Holding Company

October 4, 2021

HVAC & Mechanical

Gryphon Investors has acquired a majority interest in Southern HVAC from MSouth Equity Partners and placed the business alongside Right Time under a new holding company, North American Essential Home Services (NAEHS). Southern HVAC, based in Orlando, Florida, operates 15 brands across the Southeastern and Midwestern U.S. and Texas with over 650 employees; the incumbent management team will remain and retain a meaningful equity stake. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.