PaintWell (Cairngorm Capital) Acquires Kent Blaxill

PaintWell (backed by Cairngorm Capital) Acquires Promain UK Limited

October 13, 2022

Building Products

PaintWell Limited, supported by its backer Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP, has acquired Promain UK Limited, the UK's largest distributor of industrial paints and surface coatings. The deal expands PaintWell's industrial paints offering, creates a new industrial paints division anchored by Promain, and facilitates the retirement of Promain's owners, Mark French and Carol Barry.

Cairngorm Capital Backs Management Buyout of Bromborough Paint & Building Supplies

March 19, 2021

Building Products

An affiliate of Cairngorm Capital LP III has made a majority investment in Bromborough Paint & Building Supplies Ltd, supporting a management buy-out by the company’s executive team and enabling owner Neville Wellings to retire. Cairngorm will partner with directors Giuseppe Alfonso, John Ferrington and Dan Peacock, backing geographic expansion (new branch in Warrington) and a buy-and-build strategy while investing in Bromborough's ecommerce platform Trade1st.

Cairngorm Capital Acquires Fairalls (Builders' Merchants)

July 18, 2019

Building Products

Cairngorm Capital Partners has acquired Fairalls (Builders' Merchants) Limited, adding it to its existing building merchant businesses Parkers Building Supplies and Stamco to create the largest independent builders' merchant group in the South East of England. The enlarged group operates 24 branches with over 500 employees and combined revenues of approximately £120 million; Fairalls itself reported c.£15m revenue and about 85 employees and will continue to trade under the Fairalls brand with Richard Fairall remaining involved during the transition.

Wesco Group Acquires Capital Paint and Refinish, LLC

May 2, 2022

Automotive

Wesco Group, LLC has acquired Capital Paint and Refinish, LLC, a regional distributor of automotive paint and supplies with eleven locations across Texas, Louisiana and Colorado. The acquisition expands Wesco's nationwide footprint in the automotive refinish distribution market and brings Capital's team and customers into the Wesco organization.

MPE Partners-backed Appearance Technology Group Acquires RBL Products and Kwik Paint Products

October 30, 2023

Automotive

MPE Partners announced that its newly formed Appearance Technology Group (ATG) has acquired RBL Products and Kwik Paint Products. The add-on expands ATG's branded portfolio of vehicle detailing, masking and paint-preparation consumables, and was completed in partnership with RBL's founder Ron Lipson and management.

Automotive Color & Supply Acquires Paint Works

December 18, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

Automotive Color & Supply, a portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, has acquired Paint Works, a regional distributor of automotive and industrial paint and supplies based in Tyler, Texas. Terms were not disclosed; the deal expands ACS' footprint in the South (Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana) and ACS will continue operating Paint Works branches under the existing Paint Works brand.