September 14, 2006 - Modern Distribution Management

September 14, 2006

GE to Sell Advanced Materials Division to Apollo Management for $3.8B

GE, Fairfield, CT, has agreed to sell GE Advanced Materials (Silicones & Quartz) to Apollo Management, L.P., a private investment firm, in a deal valued at $3.8 billion in cash and securities.GE Advanced Materials is a $2.5 billion supplier of silicone-based products, silanes, sealants, urethane additives and adhesives; and high-purity fused quartz and ceramics materials. […]

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Beacon Roofing Supply Acquires Roofing & Sheet Metal Supply

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc, Peabody, MS, has acquired Roofing & Sheet Metal Supply, Inc., a Tulsa, OK-based distributor of residential and commercial roofing products with locations in Tulsa, OK, Joplin, MO, and in Springdale and Fort Smith, AR. RSM Supply is a distributor of roofing products and presents Beacon with the opportunity to enter the

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US Electrical Services to Buy Duplex Electrical Supply

US Electrical Services, LLC, Chester Springs, PA, has agreed to buy Duplex Electrical Supply Corp. effective August 25, 2006.  Herb Slater, president, founded Duplex in 1990. ‘We are pleased to have Duplex as a part of our ever-expanding team at US Electrical,’ said Greg Griswold, president of USESI’s Mid-Atlantic Region. ‘Duplex allows us to continue expanding our

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