M&A Archives

April M&A Roundup: Another Sluggish Month Illustrates PE’s Hesitation

Featured Blog, Featured Premium, Mergers & Acquisitions / Mike Hockett

April tied March for the weakest month of distributor M&A activity that we’ve tracked since September 2023. Get a full recap of April’s distributor dealmaking here, including our year-to-date breakdown of deals by product category.

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December M&A Recap: Builders’ Deal Highlights Slower Month

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Mergers & Acquisitions / Anna Debiec

Dealmaking slowed in December compared to the previous two months, though year-to-date activity remained strong to outpace 2023.

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MDM’s July 2024 M&A Roundup: Another Strong Month Amid “Soft” Backdrop

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Mergers & Acquisitions / Mike Hockett

Weaker than expected industrial demand certainly hasn’t dampened the industry’s appetite for M&A dealmaking, as MDM’s reporting has shown.

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TTDS Acquires Southwest Heater and Controls in Dallas

Leave a Comment / Electrical, Electronics, Mergers & Acquisitions / Vesna Brajkovic

The acquisition of SWHC marks the third deal in TTDS history as it builds out its thermal management solutions.

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April M&A Roundup: Solid but Unspectacular Month

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Mergers & Acquisitions / Mike Hockett

By the number of deals tracked, it was another average month and a deceleration from a frenzy of M&A news in December & January.

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MDM’s 2023 M&A Recap: A Mega Year in Dealmaking Activity

Featured Blog, Featured Premium, Mergers & Acquisitions / Mike Hockett

The previous two years were strong for M&A activity in distribution, but 2023 was on a whole other level. We dive into 2023’s dealmaking figures here.

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November M&A Roundup: Strong Pace Halts at Thanksgiving

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Mergers & Acquisitions / Mike Hockett

We reported on 28 industrial, commercial and building supply M&A deals during the month by distributors and manufacturers, with all but two of them before Nov. 23.

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The Building Center Acquires Contractors Building Supply

Leave a Comment / Building Materials/Construction, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / Mark Powell

This deal marks the seventh acquisition for the company in the past seven years, according to a news release.

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MC Distributor Aberdeen Dynamics Makes 1st Acquisition

Leave a Comment / Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / MDM Staff

The agreement cements Aberdeen Dynamics’ first-ever acquisition.

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Henkel Acquires MRO Supplier Critica Infrastructure

Leave a Comment / Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / MDM Staff

Critica is a specialized supplier of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) composite solutions.

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Beacon Acquires H&H Roofing, Posts 3Q Results

Leave a Comment / Earnings, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / Mark Powell

Beacon has expanded its branch footprint through nine acquisitions and the opening of 19 new greenfield locations this year.

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Endries International Acquires Viscan Group in Quebec

Leave a Comment / Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / Mark Powell

Viscan is a leading supplier of specialized screws, general fasteners and related components.

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Greif to Acquire France’s IPACKCHEM in $538M Deal

Leave a Comment / Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / Mark Powell

The planned cash transaction would be funded through available capacity in Greif’s existing credit facilities.

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Mergers and acquisitions among industrial distributors and manufacturers rebounded in December after slowing down in the latter half of November.

October M&A Roundup: 4Q Launches with 2nd Most Deals of 2023

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / Mark Powell

During the month, MDM reported on 43 mergers and acquisitions among distributors and manufacturers, the second most in any month this year.

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3Q 2023 M&A Report: Period Displays 2023’s Up-and-Down Pace

Leave a Comment / Featured Blog, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operations / Mark Powell

Domestic M&A activity across all industries was down again, continuing a sequential downward trend that started during the last three months of 2021.

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DXP Refinances Debt, Raises $125M to Fund Acquisitions

Leave a Comment / Operations / Mark Powell

DXP says the transaction provides it with ‘operational and financial flexibility to reinvest in the business and pursue its organic and targeted acquisition growth strategy.’

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