Who is US LBM?
US LBM is a private equity firm based in the United States.

US LBM
- Type
- private equity firm
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, United States
- Website
- uslbm.com
- Previously backed by
- Kelso & Company,Building Industry Partners
How they work
US LBM is a US distributor of lumber, building components and specialty building products for professional builders and contractors. Its local operating companies combine regional customer relationships with national purchasing and support. Bain Capital and Platinum Equity share ownership and board governance; neither is presented here as its sole parent.
US LBM invites owners to contact its acquisition team. It evaluates local market strength and management quality, then supports acquired businesses through shared purchasing, technology and operating practices while retaining local customer relationships.
- Platform or bolt-on
- Verified acquisitions add businesses or capabilities to the existing operating group. Regional building-materials distributors with strong local positions and management teams, including lumber, specialty products and component manufacturing. Its published acquisition criteria emphasise geographic expansion and complementary services.
- Sector focus
- Regional building-materials distributors with strong local positions and management teams, including lumber, specialty products and component manufacturing. Its published acquisition criteria emphasise geographic expansion and complementary services.
- Ownership
- A national group of local building-products businesses, supported by shared procurement, technology and operating expertise.
- Capital model
- Strategic operating company jointly owned by Bain Capital and Platinum Equity; acquisition capital is not a publicly marketed fund.
- Geography
- United States; the acquisition page seeks regional distributors that extend its national network.
Their portfolio
Showing 43 of 43 known holdings — coverage is still partial.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doManufactures roof and floor trusses and panel components for builders in Wisconsin and the Twin Cities.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doCombines US LBM building-products distribution and truss-manufacturing operations across Arizona.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doOperates lumberyards and component manufacturing for customers in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies building products and manufactures trusses and wall panels for builders in Mississippi.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides building materials and stair, wall-panel and truss manufacturing in upstate New York.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doDesigns and manufactures roof and floor trusses for Northern California construction customers.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies professional builders and contractors through a network of Georgia locations.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides lumber, specialty building materials and related services across Colorado communities.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doManufactures and distributes doors, millwork, hardware and building specialties, with installation services.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies building materials from Maine locations to southern Maine and the New Hampshire Seacoast.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doDistributes lumber, engineered wood, windows, doors and trusses to professional builders in Nevada.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies lumber and specialty building materials to builders and remodelers in Connecticut and New York.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides building materials in Washington’s Puget Sound region, with siding and door operations.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies building materials and manufactured components and provides installation labour in Kentucky and Ohio.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doOperates building-materials locations in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, with Forest Lumber in Oklahoma.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doDistributes specialty building products and custom millwork across the Carolinas and parts of Georgia.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doOperates Iowa building-material yards and a component plant serving major Iowa metropolitan areas.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies lumber, hardware and specialty building products to builders, remodelers and consumers in Texas and Oklahoma.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides building products and manufactured millwork, wall panels and trusses across Illinois and neighbouring states.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doCombines regional building-materials businesses to serve builders and contractors in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies building materials and operates truss facilities for customers across Northern California.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides building materials, hardware and related services for contractors and homeowners in western North Carolina.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides specialty building materials and manufactured trusses and wall panels in Kentucky and Indiana.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies specialty building materials through locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas and Iowa.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doDistributes windows and doors in multiple materials to contractors in southwest Florida.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doManufactures wall panels and trusses and supplies engineered components to customers across the Midwest.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies residential construction professionals with materials, manufactured components, millwork and specialist services.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doDistributes specialty building materials to homebuilders and contractors in Georgia and South Carolina.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides lumber, trusses, custom openings and related installation services to northern and central Florida builders.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies lumber and specialty building materials to builders, remodelers and homeowners in coastal Massachusetts.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doDistributes specialty building materials from locations serving coastal South Carolina.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doCombines regional building suppliers to provide materials and turnkey services in eastern Pennsylvania and Maryland.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides specialty building products through locations in Texas, California, North Carolina and Virginia.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies specialty building products to professional builders and consumers across Vermont.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doDistributes and installs residential and commercial building products throughout the Carolinas.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies lumber, trusses, windows, doors and hardware through building-material locations around Albuquerque.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides southwest Florida building materials and manufactured components, with related lumber and window operations.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doDistributes building products across Arkansas and Missouri and operates a door-manufacturing plant.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doProvides Michigan customers with specialty building materials, millwork, wall panels and trusses.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doCombines US LBM operations under a Texas building-products and remodelling-supply banner.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doDistributes building materials and custom millwork in New Jersey, Maryland and neighbouring states.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doSupplies lumber, openings, cabinetry, roofing and other building materials across Wisconsin.
- SectorConstruction & infrastructureWhat they doManufactures building components and distributes lumber and specialty products from Michigan operations.
Sources
- uslbm.com · portfolio page
- uslbm.com · website
- uslbm.com · research
- platinumequity.com · research
- news.uslbm.com · research
- uslbm.com · research
- uslbm.com · research
- uslbm.com · research
- news.uslbm.com · research