Halo Partners Acquires Grubb

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RICHMOND, Va. & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 11, 2026--

Halo Partners, L.P. (“Halo”) announced today that certain of its affiliates have acquired W.O. Grubb (“Grubb” or the “Company”) in partnership with current management, from the estate of prior family ownership. The transaction brings together Halo’s long-term, partnership-focused capital with one of the largest family-owned infrastructure and industrial focused lifting solutions platforms in the category. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Grubb is a regional provider of specialty equipment, lifting, rigging, warehousing, logistics, and value-added engineering solutions to infrastructure, data center, industrial, and other end markets. The Company operates through 13 strategically located branches across the Mid-Atlantic and maintains a nationwide presence through its growing national product category. Founded in 1962, Grubb employs approximately 450 professionals and is based in Richmond, VA.

“This company was built on integrity, hard work, safety, and strong relationships,” said Michael Good, President of Grubb. “That legacy will continue to guide everything we do under new ownership. I have personally known the principals at Halo for over a decade, and I am excited to partner with them to seek to accelerate our growth trajectory from the foundation the Grubb family and our management team have built to date. Halo understands what makes this company special, and its team shares our commitment to protecting our culture while supporting long-term success.”

“We are honored to partner with Grubb, a company with a nearly 60-year legacy of safety, reliability, and technical excellence,” commented Nate Mejías and Dilshat Erkin, Managing Partners at Halo. “This is a company with a remarkable reputation and a people-first culture. We are committed to investing in the organization, empowering its leadership, and investing behind a bellwether in the category.”

Halo brings extensive operational, financial, and strategic resources to support Grubb’s continued investment in its people, customers, suppliers, fleet, and infrastructure. The partnership is designed to strengthen the Company’s foundation while also positioning Grubb to pursue organic growth and strategic add-on opportunities. Grubb looks forward to continuing to support its customers across critical infrastructure, industrial and data center activities.

“We are thrilled to partner with such a high-caliber company and support its journey into an exciting new stage of growth,” said Juan Valdez, Principal at Halo. “We are excited to support the Company with our Aura Equity Acceleration playbook and resources to support key value creation initiatives as the company seeks to scale under new ownership.”

Grubb’s leadership team, employees, and operational structure will remain in place at closing, ensuring continuity for employees, customers, partners, and suppliers while benefiting from additional capital and strategic resources to support expansion, technology upgrades, and fleet investments.

M 2 O Private Fund Advisors provided advisory services to Halo in connection with the financing. Houlihan Lokey served as financial advisor to Halo and O'Melveny & Myers and Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel to Halo.

About Halo

Halo is a private investment firm focused on partnering with founders and management teams to build durable, resilient businesses in the industrial, technology and related services sectors. The firm brings long-term capital, operational support, and strategic resources to help companies scale responsibly while preserving their core culture and customer focus. For more information, please visit www.halopartners.com.

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