New Owners: HD Supply Will Maintain Acquisitive Strategy
June 21, 2007;
Bain Capital LLC, Carlyle Group and CD & R are splitting the investment evenly, Novak said.
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Though there are no immediate plans for HD Supply's current assets, the new owners do plan to continue building the company through acquisitions. That we will certainly do," Novak told MDM. "Local scale is very important for productivity and service levels."
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That means that HD Supply, with $12 billion in sales in 2006, will continue ...
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Bain Capital LLC, Carlyle Group and CD & R are splitting the investment evenly, Novak said.
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Though there are no immediate plans for HD Supply's current assets, the new owners do plan to continue building the company through acquisitions. That we will certainly do," Novak told MDM. "Local scale is very important for productivity and service levels."
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That means that HD Supply, with $12 billion in sales in 2006, will continue as a major player in the distribution M & A market.
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This follows CD & R's growth strategy with other distributors it has invested in, including the $12 billion electrical distributor Rexel, which has made 15 acquisitions since CD & R (with a team of firms) invested in it, and WESCO International Inc., which acquired more than $500 million in annualized sales over four years of CD & R investment.
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Joe DeAngelo and other key members of management will be staying with HD Supply, Novak said. In addition, there are no immediate plans to change HD Supply's name.
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Novak said well-run distributors continue to be an attractive investment opportunity for private equity because the risk is spread over a number of customers, product lines and manufacturers.
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HD Supply's new owners plan to make the distributor a long-term investment. "With distribution, you can't make changes overnight," Novak said.
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Novak said that the purchase of HD Supply is a "great example of how private equity can help businesses like these make needed changes to go to the next level of profitable growth."
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