Wellborn Forest (HCI Equity Partners) Acquires De Pere Cabinet, Inc.

Linsalata Capital Partners Recapitalizes Wellborn Forest Products, Inc.

September 1, 2022

Building Products

Linsalata Capital Partners completed a recapitalization of Wellborn Forest Products, Inc., a U.S. semi‑custom kitchen and bath cabinetry manufacturer. BDO Capital Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to Wellborn on the transaction, which provides new capital and a partner to support the company’s continued growth and distribution expansion.

WF Cabinetry Group Acquires Woodharbor Molding & Millworks

October 4, 2023

Building Products

WF Cabinetry Group, a semi‑custom cabinetry manufacturer backed by HCI Equity Partners, has acquired Woodharbor Molding & Millworks, a family‑founded custom cabinetry and vanities manufacturer based in Mason City, Iowa. Patriot Capital provided subordinated debt and an equity co‑investment to support the add‑on acquisition; Woodharbor founder Curtis Lewerke will remain a shareholder and board member of the expanded WF Cabinetry platform.

Breck Partners Acquires Essential Cabinetry Group from Gridiron Capital

January 10, 2022

Building Products

Breck Partners, together with Essential Cabinetry Group management, has acquired Essential Cabinetry Group, a Simpsonville, South Carolina-based manufacturer of custom, semi-custom and stock-plus kitchen and bath cabinetry. The transaction was a sale by Gridiron Capital and brings ECG — which sells through a dealer network of more than 650 dealers and operates the Tedd Wood, Executive Cabinetry and Designers Choice brands — under Breck's ownership to support strategic and operational transformation.

Platinum Equity Acquires The Cabinetworks Group

April 5, 2021

Building Products

Platinum Equity has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Cabinetworks Group from American Industrial Partners, GIC and other equity holders. Cabinetworks is the largest independently owned U.S. manufacturer and distributor of kitchen and bath cabinets, operating multiple manufacturing and component facilities and employing approximately 8,000 people; Platinum plans to grow the business organically and via M&A.

GHK Capital Partners Acquires Dura Supreme Cabinetry

October 17, 2019

Building Products

GHK Capital Partners, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based private equity firm, completed the acquisition of Dura Supreme Cabinetry from the company's second-generation founding family. Dura Supreme is a vertically integrated manufacturer of premium semi-custom and custom cabinetry based in Howard Lake, Minnesota; GHK said the investment will support the company's operating platform and accelerate strategic growth into new U.S. markets.

Salt Creek Capital Acquires Builders Cabinet

February 4, 2026

Building Products

Salt Creek Capital, a San Francisco Bay Area private equity firm, has acquired Builders Cabinet, Inc., a Chicago-based designer, manufacturer and installer of premium and semi-custom cabinetry serving the greater Chicagoland market. Founder and president Brian Benner prepared for retirement as part of the transaction; VP Brian Benner (owner) will transition out and Ben VanDixhorn will continue as vice president to support growth under Salt Creek's ownership.