Top Consumer Goods Deal of 2025: Cascata Capital’s Acquisition of Ladco

Excerpted from “Advisor Industry Awards: The Top 10 Deals of 2025,” published on Axial.

Bo Stump, Partner at Stump & Company, a North Carolina–based advisory firm, represented Texas-based Ladco in its strategic sale to Cascata Capital.

Ladco was co-founded in 1968 by brothers Phillip and Ronnie Ladin and has long been a cornerstone of the Houston design community. The company built a leading position in the home furnishings industry and has served as a trusted partner to interior designers and high-end residential and commercial customers for decades.

As Phillip and Ronnie began planning for an eventual departure and initiating a leadership transition, they concluded it was the right time to pursue a change in ownership. They engaged Bo Stump of Stump & Company to run a comprehensive, nationwide sale process to identify the right long-term owner for a business with deep local roots and a differentiated market position.

Bo brought the opportunity to market via the Axial platform in May 2024. Reflecting on the outcome, Bo noted that the process resulted in “the appointment of a highly respected new CEO, flexible work roles for the previous owners, and local ownership with a leading Texas-based firm that honored the tradition of the company and its potential for the future.” He added, “We would not have identified the owner without Axial.”

Cascata Capital, an Axial member since 2012, successfully closed the deal in June 2025. Commenting on the transaction, Cascata’s Managing Partner Chris Cuzalina said, “We are excited to partner with the Ladins and the Ladco team to build on the company’s reputation and long-standing success. We look forward to supporting Jim Goergen, CEO, and the management team as they execute their vision for growth through our capital investment and strategic relationships. Aside from the name change from Ladco, Inc. to Ladco, LLC, it is business as usual.”