Industry News

Weddle & Sons Joins FirstRidge Platform as Its Eighth Roofing Brand

A Manhattan, Kansas roofer with operations in five states joins the Garnett Station Partners-backed platform, which now spans 11 states. Terms were not disclosed.

Armstrong Transport Group Receives Strategic Investment from Quad-C

Carousel Capital, the Charlotte freight brokerage's first institutional backer, exits after seven years, and Armstrong's management keeps significant ownership. Terms were not disclosed.

C.H. Robinson Buys DeSpir Logistics for About $75 Million in Cash

The Minnesota freight broker paid from cash on hand for a 2014-founded Lisle, Illinois, specialist in high-value, high-risk and temperature-controlled freight. The deal closed the day it was announced.

Ridgeline Roofing Buys Freedom Roofing & Construction, Its Seventh Deal

Bertram Capital-backed Ridgeline, based in Birmingham, Alabama, adds a Champaign contractor founded by Kurt Kiser, its fourth Midwest deal since March 2025. Terms were not disclosed.

Horwitz Receives Strategic Investment from Truelink Capital as Svoboda Exits

The 1918-founded Minneapolis contractor has about 720 employees, and CEO Matt Dekkers and management keep a significant ownership stake. Terms were not disclosed.

Landscape Workshop Buys Palm Atlantic Eight Weeks After 4-Ever-Green

The Ares-backed commercial landscape company adds a family-run Deerfield Beach maintenance contractor and all of its employees. No financial terms were announced.