A.P. Brashear Group

A.P. Brashear Group

Founded in 2019 by A. Price Brashear IV, A.P. Brashear Group is the single-family office carrying forward a four-generation legacy that began in 1921. The office invests private family capital directly into operating companies within the building-products industry, drawing on the Brashear family's century of experience in founding and scaling industrial businesses. APBG executes control buyouts and holds companies indefinitely — a posture informed by its permanent capital base. The firm concentrates on building-products verticals, with a track record that includes the 2021 acquisition of Dakota Hardwoods from Blue Wolf Capital Partners and the 2019 purchase of Buda Woodworks alongside business partner J.J. Barto. APBG sold Buda Woodworks to Montbleau Holdings, a Crescendo Capital Partners portfolio company, in November 2023. Its footprint spans the United States, with an industrial property held in Woodway, Texas. Brashear and Barto operate a lean structure, partnering with sector-focused private equity firms like Blue Wolf and Crescendo on deal flow. Brashear previously served as a Principal at Glencoe Capital; Barto was formerly at CIC Partners. The office also maintains a small industrial real asset at 6805 Imperial Drive in Woodway. In November 2023, the firm realized its investment in Buda Woodworks via a sale to Crescendo Capital Partners. APBG resembles a long-hold industrial holding company more than a diversified family office. Its permanent-capital structure permits indefinite ownership cycles, and its deal flow relies on the principals' deep relationships with building-products owners and operators — a sourcing model that sets it apart from spreadsheet-driven allocators.