While no new large deals were announced in distribution M&A during November, there was a continuing steady stream of national distributors adding to their portfolio with multi-location independents. The only mega-deal activity was United Rentals’ closing its previously announced $2.1-billion acquisition of BlueLine from Platinum Equity to expand its equipment rental capacity in many of the largest metro areas in North America, including both U.S. coasts, the Gulf South and Ontario.
Here’s a recap of all the deals in November as reported by MDM.
- Applied Industrial Technologies Acquires Fluid Power Sales
- SBP Holdings Acquires Dakota Fluid Power
- Ferguson Acquires Robertson Supply
- Winsupply Acquires MSI Supply
- AMETEK Acquires Spectro Scientific
- United Rentals Completes BlueLine Acquisition
- SRS Distribution, Bill Wahl Supply Join Forces
- Industrial Supply Co. Acquires Paxton Production Tools
- Colony Hardware Acquired by Audax
- Golden State Foods Announces Sale of Nine Distribution Centers
- Johnson Controls to Sell Power Solutions Business
- Sandvik to Acquire Dura-Mill
- Sandvik to Acquire Chinese Toolmaker
- RBC Bearings Sells Miami Subsidiary
- Fersa Bearings Acquires 100% of NKE Austria
- Radix Wire Acquired by High Road Capital Partners
- Barnes Group Completes Gimatic Acquisition
- The Bossard Group Expands in China
- Bossard Group Acquires Stake in 3d-prototyp GmbH
