Fabcon Precast Acquires Kerkstra Precast

Metromont Acquires Heldenfels Enterprises, Inc.

December 15, 2025

Building Products

Metromont, a Greenville-based precast concrete manufacturer, has acquired Heldenfels Enterprises, Inc., a San Marcos, Texas precast and prestressed concrete producer, from founder Fred Heldenfels IV and other shareholders. The acquisition will expand Metromont’s precast capabilities and presence in the Texas market while Heldenfels will operate as a Metromont company under existing leadership.

KPS Capital Partners Acquires Crane Composites

January 3, 2025

Building Products

KPS Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Crane Composites, a U.S.-based manufacturer of fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite panels. Crane Composites operates multiple manufacturing sites (including Channahon, Illinois) and employs several hundred people; KPS will own and manage the business through its affiliated management entities.

Fabcon Precast Acquires Bristol Precast (The Bristol Group Division)

October 2, 2023

Building Products

Fabcon Precast, a Solace Capital Partners-backed precast manufacturer, has acquired the precast division of The Bristol Group (Bristol Precast), adding a production facility in Charlestown, Indiana and offices in Lexington, Kentucky. The acquisition expands Fabcon's geographic footprint into the Mid‑South (Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, Missouri and West Virginia) and broadens its engineered/prestressed precast product offering.

Alcrete Industries Acquires Cape Fear Precast

March 17, 2023

Building Products

Alcrete Industries, a Pell City, Alabama-based precast concrete manufacturer, has acquired Cape Fear Precast, a Jacksonville, North Carolina NPCA-certified precast concrete plant. Midwest Mezzanine provided subordinated debt financing to support Alcrete's acquisition, which expands Alcrete's production footprint and product portfolio in the Southeastern U.S.

Forterra Acquires Barbour Concrete Company

July 1, 2021

Manufacturing

Forterra, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRTA) acquired the business of Barbour Concrete Company and Barbour Building Systems, a 75-year-old manufacturer of precast concrete products based in Independence, Missouri. Forterra said it will continue operating under the Barbour name and expects the acquisition to expand its precast footprint and growth opportunities in the Kansas City and Greater Omaha infrastructure and residential markets.

Fabcon Precast Acquires Oldcastle Infrastructure's Building Services Division

February 18, 2021

Building Products

Minneapolis-based Fabcon Precast has acquired the assets of the Building Services Division (BSD) from Oldcastle Infrastructure, including the Selkirk, New York manufacturing facility and associated precast product lines. The acquisition adds hollowcore planks, columns, beams and wall panels to Fabcon’s portfolio, expanding its production capacity and strengthening its position in the Northeastern U.S. market.