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Mergers & Acquisitions

Analysis of mergers and acquisitions in distribution channels or affecting distribution channels.

The Fight for Airgas

Jack  Keough February 15, 2010
Air Products takes its acquisition proposal straight to Airgas' shareholders.

Report: 2009 Acquirers Performed Better

  Lindsay  Konzak  January 18, 2010
Global analysis across all industries showed acquirers outperformed non-acquirers last year.

Airgas' Acquisition History: 400+ in 27 Years

  Lindsay  Konzak  January 5, 2010
Airgas' acquisitive strategy highlighted in recent analyst presentation.

Top M&A Stories in 2009

  Jenel  Stelton-Holtmeier  December 22, 2009
MDM's list of the biggest players in the merger & acquisition landscape in 2009, including W. W. Grainger and Motion Industries.

2009: A Rough Year for Mergers & Acquisitions

  Lindsay  Konzak  December 16, 2009
Vetus Partners' Jay Greyson provides his perspective on year-end distribution M&A trends.

Rexel's Acquisition Plans

  Lindsay  Konzak  December 8, 2009
Growth in mature and emerging markets are in electrical distributor's 2010-2012 plans.

Behind Grainger's Latest Acquisition

  Lindsay  Konzak  0 November 18, 2009
Helping customers improve sustainability is behind service company purchase.

Stock Building Supply (Finally) Looking Forward

  Lindsay  Konzak  0 November 13, 2009
Report: Stock was losing $1 million a business day pre-Ch. 11.

Stanley, Black & Decker Merger Well-Planned

  Jenel  Stelton-Holtmeier  November 10, 2009
The tool manufacturers have done their due diligence.

M&A Discussions Starting to Reappear

  Jenel  Stelton-Holtmeier  September 23, 2009
Industry execs discuss the outlook for M&A.
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