Cook & Boardman Acquires Bunting Door & Hardware Co. and Loktek

Cook & Boardman Acquires Building Specialties

July 1, 2020

Building Products

Cook & Boardman Group LLC, a portfolio company of Littlejohn & Co., has acquired Building Specialties, a Birmingham, Alabama-based distributor of commercial doors, hardware and systems integration services. Terms were not disclosed; owner Paul Caddell will continue to manage the business under Cook & Boardman's ownership as an add-on to the C&B platform.

Cook & Boardman Acquires McBride Door & Hardware and Eight Ten Commercial

July 2, 2024

Building Products

The Cook & Boardman Group LLC acquired McBride Door & Hardware, Inc. and Eight Ten Commercial, Inc., two Poway, California-based distributors and installers of commercial doors, frames and hardware. The deal (terms undisclosed) is an add-on to Cook & Boardman's platform as it expands its geographic footprint in California and Nevada under Platinum Equity-backed ownership.

Cook & Boardman Acquires H & H Door

March 31, 2021

Building Products

The Cook & Boardman Group, a Littlejohn & Co. portfolio company, has acquired Victoria, Texas-based H & H Door, a turnkey provider of doors, frames, hardware, overhead doors and integrated security solutions. The deal — Cook & Boardman's twelfth acquisition since Littlejohn's 2018 investment — will keep H & H Door operating under its current name and expand Cook & Boardman's installation and integrated-security capabilities in Central and South Texas; terms were not disclosed.

Cook & Boardman Acquires Jones Doors & Windows

January 21, 2025

Building Products

The Cook & Boardman Group LLC has acquired Jones Doors & Windows, Inc., a Mocksville, North Carolina-based manufacturer and supplier of interior and exterior pre-hung doors, windows, molding, trim, and hardware. Terms were not disclosed; Jones will continue to operate under its existing name. The deal is Cook & Boardman's eleventh acquisition under Platinum Equity's ownership and expands C&B's footprint and manufacturing capabilities in the Southeastern U.S.

Cook & Boardman Acquires OKEE Industries and Affiliate Hardware Distributors

June 28, 2024

Building Products

The Cook & Boardman Group LLC has acquired OKEE Industries, Inc. along with its affiliates Builders Hardware Inc., Construction Hardware, Inc., and Hardware Specialties, Inc. The acquisition expands Cook & Boardman’s commercial door, frame and hardware distribution footprint across the Northeastern United States and is an add-on under Cook & Boardman’s PE-backed ownership.

Cook & Boardman Acquires Botzum Bros Hardware

January 6, 2020

Building Products

Cook & Boardman Group LLC, a Littlejohn & Co.-backed distributor of commercial doors, frames and hardware, has acquired Akron, Ohio-based Botzum Bros Hardware LLC. Botzum Bros will continue to operate under its name with owner Al Hilkert remaining to manage the business; terms were not disclosed. The acquisition is an add-on to Cook & Boardman and expands the platform's presence in the Northeastern Ohio commercial construction market.