Switchback Capital Acquires Carlisle Wide Plank Floors

Thornton Flooring Acquires Carpetland USA’s Nine Locations

May 18, 2026

Retail

Thornton Flooring & Design Center has acquired all nine Carpetland USA locations across two Midwestern states. Following the deal, the combined business will operate 12 locations, with Eric Langan (CEO of the Carpetland USA stores, the Langan Group) serving as president of the combined company and the acquired stores continuing to operate under the Carpetland USA name.

Perry Capital Acquires Elmwood Reclaimed Timber, Forming a Luxury Wood Products Platform with KC Custom Hardwoods

April 28, 2026

Manufacturing

Perry Capital LLC acquired Elmwood Reclaimed Timber and brought it under one ownership group alongside KC Custom Hardwoods. The combination is intended to expand a luxury, American-made wood products platform spanning reclaimed flooring and paneling, custom beams and furnishings, and future categories such as cabinetry.

Bauwerk Group Acquires Somerset Hardwood Flooring

May 1, 2022

Building Products

Switzerland-based Bauwerk Group AG has acquired U.S.-based Somerset Hardwood Flooring, effective May 1. The deal strengthens Bauwerk's presence in North America and expands its premium hardwood flooring portfolio, with Somerset retaining its brand and operations under the Bauwerk umbrella.

31st Street Capital Acquires Floors For Living, LLC

September 15, 2021

Building Products

31st Street Capital, a family-owned holding/private equity company, has acquired Floors For Living, a multi-showroom flooring retailer headquartered in Missouri City (Greater Houston), Texas. The acquisition is the firm's fourth flooring platform add-on and expands its retail and installation footprint in the Houston market as it builds a national flooring portfolio.

Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Universal Woods

March 15, 2019

Building Products

Capital Partners Private Equity Income Fund III, LP completed a majority-equity investment in Universal Woods on March 15, 2019, partnering with CEO and long-time shareholder Paul Neumann and management. The investment will provide Universal Woods — a Louisville-based manufacturer of hard-surface coated substrates for image sublimation and mezzanine decking — with additional resources to support growth, new product development and hiring; debt financing was provided by PNC.

Lynx Equity Acquires Flooring Solutions, Inc.

May 3, 2018

Construction

Toronto-based private equity firm Lynx Equity Limited has acquired Livermore, California–based Flooring Solutions, Inc., the largest commercial non-union flooring contractor in the San Francisco Bay Area. Flooring Solutions' co-founder Rick Elfman will remain with the business for more than three years to ensure a smooth transition; the deal expands Lynx's existing flooring portfolio alongside its Portland Floor Solutions and G&W Commercial Interiors holdings.