School Specialty Acquires FlagHouse

School Specialty Acquires Nasco Education U.S.

December 8, 2025

Education

School Specialty, a leading PreK-12 learning environments and supplies provider headquartered in Greenville, Wisconsin, has acquired Nasco Education U.S., a developer and distributor of hands-on instructional materials based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The acquisition expands School Specialty’s product portfolio and procurement efficiencies for K-12 customers while both businesses operate independently during an integration period.

Green Street Acquires College House

July 29, 2025

Data & Analytics

Green Street has acquired College House, a provider of property-level data and analytics for the U.S. student housing sector, to expand its property-level coverage and deepen student housing insights. The addition of College House’s granular dataset and team will support new sector-specific analytics, modeling, and benchmarks within Green Street’s global commercial real estate intelligence platform.

KKR Makes Strategic Investment in SupplyHouse

July 17, 2025

E-Commerce

KKR has made a strategic investment in SupplyHouse, a leading pure‑play e-commerce distributor of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical products, to support the company's long‑term growth and operational expansion. Financial terms were not disclosed; the partnership will leverage KKR's Ascendant Strategy to help SupplyHouse scale its operations, logistics network, and employee‑ownership initiatives.

School Specialty Acquires SchoolKidz

November 2, 2022

Education

School Specialty, a leading provider of learning environments and K‑12 supplies, has acquired Chicago-area SchoolKidz, a provider of school-supply kitting and wellness kits. The purchase brings SchoolKidz’s Teacher Tailored and Kits for Kidz programs into the School Specialty platform to expand its bundled supply and nonprofit support capabilities nationwide; the seller was PE firm Skyview Capital.

Banner Solutions (High Road Capital Portfolio) Acquires Specialized Builder's Hardware

September 6, 2019

Building Products

Banner Solutions, a portfolio company of High Road Capital Partners, has acquired the assets of Specialized Builder's Hardware (SBH), a regional distributor headquartered in Anaheim, California. The add-on expands Banner Solutions' Southern California presence and customer base across education, government, healthcare, hospitality, and multi-family residential markets; financing was provided by Monroe Capital.

Atlas Holdings Acquires TreeHouse Foods' Snacks Division (Flagstone Foods)

July 12, 2019

Food & Beverage

Atlas Holdings has completed the acquisition of the Snacks Division of TreeHouse Foods for $90 million, establishing the business as Flagstone Foods headquartered in Minneapolis. The division, a leading private-label manufacturer and distributor of nuts, trail mixes and dried fruit with more than 800 associates and multiple U.S. plants, was sold as part of TreeHouse's plan to pay down debt and refocus its business.