CW Industrial Partners Acquires Safe-Way Garage Doors from Brixey & Meyer Capital

CapitalWorks Acquires Safe-Way Garage Doors from Brixey & Meyer Capital

December 21, 2021

Building Products

Cleveland-based private equity firm CapitalWorks, LLC has acquired Safe-Way Garage Doors, LLC from Brixey & Meyer Capital. Safe-Way, a Warsaw, Indiana–headquartered manufacturer and distributor of residential, commercial and industrial overhead garage doors with distribution centers in Tennessee and Missouri, will become a CapitalWorks platform investment to support continued growth and operational improvements.

Brixey & Meyer Capital Acquires Safe-Way Garage Doors

January 8, 2020

Building Products

Brixey & Meyer Capital (BMC) has acquired Safe-Way Garage Doors from The Ellis Company. Safe-Way, founded in 1950, is a manufacturer and distributor of residential, commercial, and industrial overhead garage doors with a manufacturing facility in Warsaw, Indiana and distribution centers in Tennessee and Missouri; the company will continue to be led by Sonny Nemitz and has about 60 employees.

Safe-Way Garage Doors Acquires 1st United Door Technologies

September 5, 2023

Building Products

Safe-Way Garage Doors, a portfolio company of CW Industrial Partners, has acquired 1st United Door Technologies. The add-on transaction expands Safe-Way’s distribution footprint into western U.S. markets and advances CW Industrial’s strategy to build a national building-products platform.

Right Way Garage Doors (a Guild Garage Group brand) Acquires Aaron Overhead Doors

August 6, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Right Way Garage Doors, a partner company of Guild Garage Group, has acquired Aaron Overhead Doors, a family-owned residential garage door service business based in Monterey, California. The transaction is an add-on to the Guild roll-up designed to expand Right Way/Guild's California footprint while preserving the legacy and management of the Conte family.

CID Capital Recapitalizes Wiseway

September 30, 2022

Building Products

Indianapolis-based private equity firm CID Capital has partnered with Wiseway (a Florence, Kentucky-based distributor of electrical, plumbing, and lighting supplies) in a recapitalization to support the company’s next phase of growth. Reinsurance Group of America provided financing for the transaction; Wiseway’s president John Cain will continue to partner with CID and the company will implement a formal board to drive growth and profitability.

Guild Garage Group Partners With Varney Door Company

January 27, 2026

Building Products

Guild Garage Group has completed a partnership (add-on acquisition) with Varney Door Company, a family-owned residential garage door service provider headquartered in Barboursville, West Virginia. The deal is Guild's 25th acquisition since launching in 2024 and will allow Varney Door to retain management while accessing Guild's operational resources and partial liquidity options for the owners.