Tile and Carpet World, Inc. Sold to Individual Buyers

Bioworld Merchandising Acquires Character World Brands

March 27, 2025

Consumer Products

Bioworld Merchandising Inc. has acquired Character World Brands, a UK-based licensed home textile company, to expand its footprint in the United Kingdom and across Europe. The deal is intended to broaden Bioworld's licensing and product portfolio, unlock new distribution channels, and accelerate growth in home textiles and related hardlines.

Great Range Capital Acquires America's Best Carpet & Tile

March 22, 2023

Construction

Kansas City-based private equity firm Great Range Capital has acquired America's Best Carpet & Tile (ABCT), a Memphis-based full-service flooring company. The partnership will support ABCT's continued growth and geographic expansion while Jeff Cantor remains as owner and CEO.

Highland Roofing Company & Coastal Fabrication Sold to Private Investors

December 10, 2021

Construction

Highland Roofing Company and related sheet-metal business Coastal Fabrication, Inc., both headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, were sold to private investors in a transaction that closed on December 10, 2021. The buyer group was undisclosed; the seller engaged Generational Equity as M&A advisor to execute the sale to investors focused on maintaining employee culture and continuity.

Stanton Carpet Corp. (Dunes Point Capital) Acquires Floors 2000, Inc.

August 3, 2022

Building Products

Stanton Carpet Corp., a portfolio company of Dunes Point Capital, has acquired Floors 2000, Inc., a Pensacola-based designer and distributor of luxury vinyl plank and tile. The transaction adds a distribution facility and regional presence in Florida to Stanton's premium flooring platform.

Private Investor Acquires Fastco of Charlotte

April 7, 2022

Building Products

Fastco of Charlotte (JLL49RS, L.L.C.), a Charlotte-based tool and fastener distributor serving commercial glazing, industrial and government customers, was sold to a private investor on April 7, 2022. Generational Equity advised the seller and CIBC assisted the buyer with acquisition funding.

AEA Investors Acquires TileBar

March 1, 2023

E-Commerce

AEA Investors' middle market private equity team has closed the acquisition of TileBar. TileBar, a digitally native omnichannel designer and retailer of wall and floor tile founded in 2009 and headquartered in Inwood, New York, operates DTC and B2B channels and has ~575 employees; AEA intends to partner with the founder to scale the business and accelerate omnichannel/e-commerce growth in a large, fragmented tile market.