Los Angeles-based private equity firm Kingswood Capital Management, LP has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Progress Lighting from Hubbell® Inc. for a cash purchase of $131 million, subject…
Share Your Lighting & Business Expertise as an ALA Speaker
The American Lighting Association (ALA) is looking for informative educators and presenters to share their lighting and business knowledge at ALA events scheduled in 2024. The ALA’s membership is comprised…
ALA’s Women in Lighting Group Launches Enhanced Mentorship Program
Building on the success of its popular Mentor Matching program, the American Lighting Association’s Women in Lighting (WIL) Committee has launched an enhanced mentorship initiative for 2024 with the formation…
Joel Maldonado Promoted to President of Matthews Fan Company
Libertyville, Ill.-based Matthews Fan Company has announced the promotion of Joel Maldonado to President effective Jan 1, 2024. Maldonado began his career with Matthews Fan in 2014 as a Florida-based…
January Lightovation to Feature New Collections + Metaverse TrendHouse
The January edition of Lightovation (to be held January 10-14) at the Dallas Market Center (DMC) will feature thousands of product debuts in addition to the premiere of the Metaverse Lighting TrendHouse, numerous trend…
In Memoriam: Leonard Schwartz
Industry veteran Leonard Schwartz has passed away. Leonard’s career in the lighting industry began as a factory representative for Lightolier in the late 1950s. Soon after, he went to work…
Kelley Knapp Joins the Gannon Sales Agency
Co-principals Kevin and Julie Gannon of Gannon Sales Agency, headquartered in Maine, welcome industry veteran Kelley Knapp to their team as Trade Liaison. Most recently, Knapp was Design Sales Coordinator…
Justin Kennedy Named Eastern Regional Sales Manager at Hinkley
Lighting industry veteran Justin Kennedy, who most recently was VP/Sales & Marketing at Access Lighting, has just been appointed Eastern Regional Sales Manager at Hinkley. In the past, Kennedy has…
Private Equity Firm Makes Significant Investment in Eurofase, Bitton Family Remains Stakeholders
Toronto-based lighting manufacturer Eurofase has announced a strategic investment from Beach Point Capital Management on behalf of BPC Tactical Fund LP. The Bitton family, which founded the business in 1989,…
SKYX Platforms & Kichler Partner on Builder-Oriented Series
SKYX Platforms Corp. (dba “SKYX Technologies”), a platform technology company with 75+ pending and issued patents globally, and 60+ lighting and home décor websites, has announced a product collaboration with…
