LATHAN MCKEE ARCHITECTS MAKES INVESTMENT IN LED ARCHITECTURE, ADDING FOURTH MEMBER FIRM TO L&M GROUP OF COMPANIES

Boca Raton, Florida, August 6, 2025 – Hidden Harbor Capital Partners (“Hidden Harbor”), an operationally focused private equity firm specializing in control investments in lower middle market companies, is pleased to announce an investment by Lathan Associates Architects P.C. (“Lathan McKee”) in Lambert Ezell Durham Architecture, LLC (“LED” or “LED Architecture”). LED, established in 1981 and headquartered in Florence, AL, specializes in providing architectural and design services to municipal, higher education, K-12 education, financial services, and religious clients. LED joins Lathan McKee and Barganier Davis Williams (“BDW”) as a member of the L&M group of companies (“L&M Group”). LED’s leadership team, including Calvin Durham and Jonathan Handley, will continue in their current roles.

“For over forty years, LED has served the local community in Florence, AL as well as districts and institutions across Alabama and the Tennessee Valley. The firm’s reputation is highly regarded and reflects LED’s design strengths in detailed features and buildability.” said Lee Bryan, Partner at Hidden Harbor. “We look forward to supporting LED in serving its client base.”

Rick Lathan, CEO of the L&M Group, said, “Our partnership with LED represents a significant milestone for both firms and for our clients. The combination strengthens our presence and delivery capabilities in Northern Alabama and will provide LED with greater resources for continued growth.”

Calvin Durham, Partner at LED Architecture, said, “Joining the L&M Group is an exciting step for the entire team at LED. The strong cultural alignment and the ability to leverage the design experience and resources of the group’s member firms were key factors that I considered when choosing a partner.”

Lathan McKee’s investment in LED closed August 1, 2025. Financing for the transaction was provided by funds managed by First Eagle Alternative Credit, LLC. Hidden Harbor was advised by Akerman LLP as legal advisor. LED was advised by Ironline Advisors as financial advisor and Cunningham Firm LLC as legal advisor. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

 

About Lambert Ezell Durham Architects, LLC

LED Architecture, established in 1981 and headquartered in Florence, AL, is the oldest and largest architecture and design firm in the Alabama Shoals and provides a full range of professional architectural and design services. LED works with a wide range of customers across the public and private sectors. The LED team strives to positively impact its communities with comprehensive and clear-cut designs while keeping its client’s values and vision at the forefront of every project. To learn more, visit https://www.ledarchitecture.com/.

 

About L&M Group

The L&M Group, comprised of Lathan McKee Architects, BDW, and LED Architecture, is a full service architectural, design, and project management group of firms focused on serving clients in the Southeastern United States. To learn more, visit our member firm websites at https://www.lathanmckee.com/, https://www.mckeeassoc.com/, https://www.lathanassociates.com/ and https://www.bdwarchitects.com/

 

About Hidden Harbor Capital Partners

Hidden Harbor Capital Partners is a private equity firm which helps create business success stories by building teams focused on execution.  We believe that great companies are built on a strong group of people as their foundation, and that businesses succeed when they are intensely focused on executing a small set of well-defined objectives.  Hidden Harbor currently has assets under management of over $2.0 billion and is investing out of its third fund.  To learn more, visit www.hh-cp.com and our page on LinkedIn. For business development opportunities, please contact CoreBD@hh-cp.com.

 

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