It seems the M & A game may be shifting back into strategic players’ court. Some recent transactions: 3M is buying PPE supplier Aearo for $1.2 billion, which was partly owned by global private equity firm Permira. Brazos Private Equity Partners is selling industrial master distributor ORS Nasco to a strategic consolidator, United Stationers, for $180 million.
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Rexel is majority-owned by a group of private equity firms, but after it acquires Hagemeyer (assuming the deal for $4.5B will go through), it will sell half the assets to Sonepar, a strategic player, including …
Is the M& A Game Shifting Back Into Strategic Players’ Hands?
It seems the M & A game may be shifting back into strategic players’ court. Some recent transactions: 3M is buying PPE supplier Aearo for $1.2 billion, which was partly owned by global private equity firm Permira. Brazos Private Equity Partners is selling industrial master distributor ORS Nasco to a strategic consolidator, United Stationers, for $180 million.
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Rexel is majority-owned by a group of private equity firms, but after it acquires Hagemeyer (assuming the deal for $4.5B will go through), it will sell half the assets to Sonepar, a strategic player, including …
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Lindsay Young
Lindsay Young is the president of 3 Aspens Media, a B2B content strategy and marketing content firm that works with distributors to translate their offline expertise – online. She has more than 20 years of experience leading and producing online and print content for publications and businesses. She leads a team of 12 writers, client success managers, designers, marketing specialists and strategists to produce content that helps companies translate their benefits to key decision-makers. She was previously the editor of Modern Distribution Management.
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