R/W Specialties Acquires Assets of America Building Products

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--R/W Specialties (“RW”), a portfolio company of Strength Capital Partners (“SCP”), announced today the completion of the purchase of assets and merging of operations of America Building Products ("ABP").

Founded in 1965, RW is a wholesale distributor of specialty building products serving a diversified customer base located throughout the Mountain West. Headquartered in Denver Colorado, the Company has operations in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Wyoming. America Building Products, based in Jefferson City, Missouri, is a dedicated distributor of interior and exterior doors, windows, cabinets, hardware, and millwork, serving its customers in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, and Arkansas. With a 30+ year track record of success, ABP provides its customers with superior technology and quality, including its state-of-the-art pre hung door capabilities to meet its customers' exact specifications.

Rob McCrae, Chief Executive Officer of RW commented, “We are excited to partner with the ABP team and look forward to continuing to support their customers while expanding additional product offerings and services to help both businesses realize synergies.” Jen Brooks, Chief Operating Officer of ABP added, "RW is the ideal partner for ABP as we continue to bring our capabilities across the United States. Our shared resources and combined operations will allow us to better serve both our customers' needs.”

"This is a unique opportunity to combine RW’s purchasing strengths in providing specialty building products with ABP’s millwork expertise," said Mark McCammon, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at SCP. "This acquisition continues our strategy to support RW’s industry leadership through organic initiatives and strategic M&A," added Ian Higgins, Vice President at SCP.

Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss provided legal counsel to RW and SCP.

About Strength Capital Partners

Strength Capital Partners was founded in 2000 by managing partners Mark McCammon and Mike Bergeron.

Strength Capital Partners has locations in Birmingham MI, Cincinnati OH, and Denver CO.

For more information about Strength Capital Partners, please visit https://www.strengthcapital.com/.

About R/W Specialties

Founded in 1965, R/W is a wholesale distributor of specialty building products serving a diversified customer base located throughout the Mountain West.

For more information about R/W Specialties, please visit https://www.rwspecialties.com.