The Cook & Boardman Group Acquires Arch Street Glass

Company continues nationwide expansion to deliver innovative, secure opening solutions 

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cook & Boardman Group LLC ("Cook & Boardman" or "C&B"), the nation's leading provider of fully integrated access and security solutions, has announced its subsidiary's acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Spaceworks Architectural Interiors, LLC d/b/a Arch Street Glass ("Arch Street Glass"). Arch Street Glass is headquartered in Boston, MA. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 2013, Arch Street Glass provides a complete interior glass package, ranging from partition systems to specialty glass. Arch Street Glass proudly serves customers within Boston as well as the greater New England area.

"We are thrilled to welcome Arch Street Glass to the Cook & Boardman family. Arch Street has built a strong reputation in Boston and throughout the greater New England area, driven by their excellent customer service and solution-oriented mindset. We are excited to expand our product portfolio with the addition of interior glass products and look forward to working with Bob, Bobby, and the entire Arch Street Glass team to reach new heights together," said David Eisner, Chief Executive Officer of C&B.

"Arch Street Glass has always existed to be an essential resource for our design and construction partners, delivering innovative interior glass solutions with best-in-class service. We are excited to join C&B as we expand our reach and serve even more customers with the same expertise and commitment to excellence. This new chapter allows us to build on our legacy while creating meaningful opportunities for continued growth," said Bob Kelly, former owner and future General Manager of Arch Street Glass

The business will continue to operate under the Arch Street Glass name and customer contacts will remain unchanged as a result of the acquisition.

Platinum Equity acquired a majority interest in Cook & Boardman in 2023. Littlejohn & Co., LLC remains a significant minority shareholder. Arch Street Glass represents C&B's sixteenth acquisition under Platinum Equity's ownership.

K&L Gates LLP served as legal advisor to Cook and Boardman.

Statesman Business Advisors represented Arch Street Glass.

About Cook & Boardman Group

Founded in 1955, the Cook & Boardman Group is a family of companies that together represent the nation's premier provider of fully integrated access and security solutions. Through leveraging the entire Cook & Boardman network, the Company is able to seamlessly provide customers with a broad product and service offering spanning commercial doors, frames & hardware (Division 8), electronic access control equipment and specialty (Division 10) products. C&B also provides full systems integration services including physical security, access control, wireless networking, low voltage cabling, audio/visual and managed information technology products (Division 27 & 28).

The nationwide footprint includes over 80 locations in addition to an online customer shopping portal available on the main website and via eProcurement integrations. Our teams have extensive experience serving the non-residential and commercial properties including healthcare, hospitality, K-12 school, higher education institutions, federal/government properties, industrial/warehouse facilities, multi-family/mixed use properties. Learn more at www.cookandboardman.com.

About Platinum Equity

Founded in 1995 by Tom Gores, Platinum Equity is a global investment firm with approximately $47 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately 50 operating companies that serve customers around the world. Platinum Equity specializes in mergers, acquisitions and operations – a trademarked strategy it calls M&A&O^® – acquiring and operating companies in a broad range of business markets, including manufacturing, distribution, transportation and logistics, equipment rental, metals services, media and entertainment, technology, telecommunications and other industries. Over the past 28 years Platinum Equity has completed more than 450 acquisitions.

About Littlejohn & Co., LLC:

Littlejohn & Co. is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm focused on private equity and debt investments primarily in growing middle-market industrial and services companies that can benefit from Littlejohn's 25+ years of operational and sector expertise. With approximately $8 billion in regulatory assets under management, the firm seeks to build sustainable success for its portfolio companies through a disciplined approach to engineering change. For more information about Littlejohn, visit www.littlejohnllc.com.

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