Kodiak Building Partners

Kodiak Building Partners is a national one-step building products distribution holding company. It serves general contractors, homebuilders, sub-contractors, remodelers, and consumers.

BIP principals first invested in Kodiak in 2013, in a partnership born from longtime relationships with pro dealer veterans Paul Hylbert and Steve Swinney. Paul previously ran ProBuild Holdings, Lanoga Corporation, and PrimeSource Building Products, three renowned building products distribution businesses. Steve previously led the corporate finance team at ProBuild. In 2010, Paul and Steve left ProBuild and established Kodiak to realize their entrepreneurial vision. In 2013, BIP became a significant minority investor in Kodiak and its first institutional private equity capital, helping Kodiak to effect six acquisitions and grow revenue from $126 million to over $500 million. In December 2017, BIP exited its Kodiak investment when Court Square Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in Kodiak in partnership with Management.