KSI Kitchen & Bath Acquires Starlite Kitchens & Baths, Inc.

Artisan Design Group (The Sterling Group) Acquires KB Kitchen & Bath

September 1, 2023

Building Products

Artisan Design Group (a portfolio company of The Sterling Group) has acquired KB Kitchen & Bath, a South Carolina-based cabinet installer and distributor. The add-on strengthens ADG's cabinet offering and expands its coverage of the single-family housing market in the Carolinas. Terms were not disclosed.

Ferguson Enterprises Acquires The Kitchen Showcase

November 17, 2021

Building Products

Ferguson Enterprises has acquired The Kitchen Showcase, Inc. (TKSI), a Denver-area kitchen and bath design center founded in 1984 and headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. SLATE Partners advised the Pfaff family shareholders on the sale, which will give TKSI access to Ferguson's distribution scale and resources to support continued growth and expanded customer offerings.

Artisan Design Group (The Sterling Group portfolio) Acquires Distinctive Kitchens & Baths (DKB)

October 4, 2021

Building Products

Artisan Design Group, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, has completed the acquisition of Distinctive Kitchens & Baths, Eurocraft Cabinets and Distinctive Millwork (collectively "DKB"). The add-on expands ADG's cabinet manufacturing, dealer and installation capabilities and furthers the company's product and geographic expansion in Florida.

Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires KZF Design

June 4, 2025

Engineering Services

Brightstar Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired KZF Design, a multidisciplinary architecture, engineering, and design firm headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brightstar intends to establish KZF as a platform in the architecture industry, with former AECOM CEO Mike Burke serving as KZF board chair and a stated strategy to expand via organic growth and M&A.

Five Star Breaktime Solutions Acquires KBS Vending, LLC

February 14, 2025

Food & Beverage

Five Star Breaktime Solutions, a Chattanooga-based breakroom and vending operator, has acquired KBS Vending, LLC from founder Kent Smith, expanding Five Star’s footprint in the Dayton, Ohio market. The deal transfers ownership as the founder retires and will integrate KBS Vending’s roughly 50-account local business into Five Star’s regional operations.

Stonewall Kitchen Acquires Michel Design Works

November 1, 2021

Consumer Products

Stonewall Kitchen, the York, Maine-based specialty food and home goods platform, has acquired Michel Design Works, a Katonah, New York lifestyle brand known for bath & body products, home fragrance and home décor. The acquisition expands Stonewall Kitchen's family of brands and strengthens its presence in the home goods and personal care gift channels.