Kian Capital Partners Partners with Allen Supply

Allen Supply Acquires TAP Industries

October 23, 2026

Building Products

Allen Supply acquired TAP Industries, a Tennessee-based distributor of commercial metal and architectural wood doors, frames, hardware, bathroom partitions, and related products. The combination expands the platform’s geographic footprint and product offerings, with TAP President Bill Killen remaining with the business.

KKR Makes Strategic Investment in SupplyHouse

July 17, 2025

E-Commerce

KKR has made a strategic investment in SupplyHouse, a leading pure‑play e-commerce distributor of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical products, to support the company's long‑term growth and operational expansion. Financial terms were not disclosed; the partnership will leverage KKR's Ascendant Strategy to help SupplyHouse scale its operations, logistics network, and employee‑ownership initiatives.

Kian-Backed Team Air Distributing Acquires Best Choice Supply

September 5, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Kian Capital-backed Team Air Distributing has acquired Best Choice Supply, a family-owned HVAC wholesale distributor with locations in Lexington and Somerset, Kentucky. The add-on expands Team Air’s parts and supplies offering, adds custom metal fabrication capabilities and deepens the platform’s presence in Kentucky and nearby regions; the combined platform will have roughly 200 employees and 12 branch locations.

Kian Capital Partners Invests in Diamond Landscaping

July 1, 2024

Environmental Services

Kian Capital Partners made a strategic growth investment in Diamond Landscaping, partnering with founder and CEO Brian Diamond in December 2021 to build a luxury residential landscaping platform. Since the partnership, Diamond Landscaping has nearly tripled revenue and EBITDA and completed five strategic add-on acquisitions to expand its footprint in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, the Hamptons and Jackson Hole.

Kian Capital Partners Acquires Team Air Distributing

June 1, 2023

Logistics & Distribution

Kian Capital Partners completed a platform investment in Team Air Distributing, a leading HVAC wholesale distributor headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, in partnership with management and co-investors including LNC Partners, Barings, Everside Capital Partners and MSouth Capital. The investment will support a buy-and-build growth strategy focused on geographic and product-line expansion while retaining Jeff Wallace as President and CEO with a significant equity stake.

Keystone Capital Invests in KENDELL Doors & Hardware

June 5, 2019

Building Products

Keystone Capital completed an investment partnership with KENDELL Doors & Hardware in June 2019, taking a private equity stake to support the company’s growth and consolidation strategy. The investment will help KENDELL expand geographically and pursue add-on acquisitions in the security, door hardware and access control markets while supporting organic growth and service capabilities.