Crescendo Capital Partners Acquires Montbleau & Associates; Montbleau Acquires Northwest Woodworks

Montbleau Holdings (Crescendo-backed) Acquires Buda Woodworks

November 28, 2023

Building Products

Montbleau Holdings, a portfolio company of Crescendo Capital Partners, has completed the acquisition of Buda Woodworks. Westlake served as exclusive financial advisor to Buda; the deal is an add-on to Montbleau's platform to expand its custom woodworking and architectural millwork capabilities.

Crescendo Capital Partners Acquires Blair Duron Restoration

March 22, 2021

Construction

Crescendo Capital Partners, a private equity firm, acquired Blair Duron Restoration, LLC, a specialty flooring and concrete repair contractor headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina; the deal closed on March 12, 2021. Midwest Mezzanine provided subordinated debt to support the transaction, and Generational Equity advised Blair Duron as the sellers (the company's owners) exited.

Maschoff Brennan Acquires Mauriel Kapouytian Woods

January 1, 2024

Legal Services

Maschoff Brennan and Mauriel Kapouytian Woods finalized a strategic combination effective January 1, 2024, with the combined firm operating as Maschoff Brennan Gilmore Israelsen & Mauriel dba Maschoff Brennan. The merger expands Maschoff Brennan’s intellectual property, technology and litigation capabilities and creates coast-to-coast capacity with additional offices and attorneys across New York, California, and Utah.

Montlake Capital and Cascadia Private Capital Invest in SWS Equipment

September 23, 2021

Environmental Services

Montlake Capital and Cascadia Private Capital have made a majority growth investment in SWS Equipment, a Spokane-based environmental waste equipment distributor. The investors will partner with founder Paul Cochran to drive growth and geographic expansion across the Pacific Northwest and support expanded service, parts and rental offerings to municipal, utility, retail and contractor customers.

Westward Partners Acquires Cascade Coffee, Inc.

August 4, 2020

Food & Beverage

Westward Partners, together with Cascade Coffee management, has acquired Cascade Coffee, Inc., a specialty coffee roasting and contract packaging company based in Everett, Washington. Cascadia Capital served as exclusive financial advisor to Cascade on the transaction; the deal positions Westward to invest in contract manufacturing capabilities and expanded retail-focused production amid rising at-home coffee demand.

Huron Capital Merges Northwest Pallet and Prime Woodcraft

September 9, 2019

Industrial Services

Huron Capital made an additional equity investment in its pallet platform, Northwest Pallet Holdings, and combined Northwest Pallet with Prime Woodcraft Inc. The merged company will be headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, with Jack Donnell serving as President and CEO and Prime founder Ansir Junaid remaining a board member and significant shareholder.