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Why Acquisitions Fail

According to KPMG, more than half of acquisitions destroy shareholder value.

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WESCO Updates Anixter Financing Plan

Citing current market conditions, WESCO now expects to fund the entirety of the cash portion of the merger consideration with debt and cash-on-hand.

Winsupply Acquires ASAP Industrial Supply

It's the fourth acquisition announced by the industrial, plumbing and waterworks distributor since the start of December 2019.

The Macomb Group Opens Lexington, KY Branch

The Lexington operation will facilitate Macomb's expansion deeper into Kentucky.

Core & Main Acquires California's R&B Co.

The acquisition marks Core & Main's 10th since spinning off from HD Supply in August 2017.

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AD, SafetyNetwork Merger Approved

The transaction, which will create the AD Safety Network division, is expected to close April 1.

Ingersoll Rand, Gardner Denver Complete Merger

Combining Gardner Denver with Ingersoll Rand Industrial, the newly-formed company detailed its four business segments.

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February 2020 Industrial Supply M&A Recap

With so much M&A activity in the industrial supply space, it’s easy to miss deal announcements here and there. Here's everything we covered in February.

Walter Surface Acquires Safety Supplier ArcOne

ArcOne is a manufacturer of industrial safety products and PPE based in Taunton, MA.

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Descartes Acquires eWMS Provider Peoplevox

Based in the UK, Peoplevox provides cloud-based e-commerce warehouse management solutions.

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B&B Mfg. Acquires Plastic PowerDrive Products

La Porte, IL-based B&B Manufacturing adds a similar power transmission products supplier.

GWS Tool Acquires North American Tool

It's already the second acquisition for Tavares, FL-based GWS, which acquired Intrepid Tool Industries in January.

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Koch Industries Acquires Infor

Koch has been an investor in the software company since 2017.

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January Industrial Supply M&A Recap

With so much M&A activity in the industrial supply space, it’s easy to miss deal announcements here and there. Here's what happened in January.

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Stanley BD to Buy CAM for $1.5B

CAM is a fastener supplier for Boeing, with $375 million in revenue over the last 12 months.

Klinger Acquires Sealing Supplier GPI

GPI supplies and recommends industrial gaskets, mechanical seals, pumps/pump accessories and other industrial products from four locations in west Texas.

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Ohio Transmission Corp. Acquires Laron

Arizona-based Laron providesmechanical and electrical motor repair service to the Southwest US.

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Danfoss to Acquire Eaton Hydraulics

Eaton Hydraulics had total 2019 sales of $2.2 billion and employs about 11,000 people.

Midland Industries Acquires Stainless Adapters

Located in Houston, Stainless supplies premium, stainless steel hydraulic adapters and pipe fittings to a diverse set of end markets.

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Material Handling Supplier Crosby Acquires Feubo

Crosby, a supplier of lifting, rigging and material handling hardware, has acquired Hattingen, Germany-based offshore mooring component supplier Feubo.

Power Grid Components Makes Acquisition

Royal manufactures substation and transmission group-operated disconnect switches, substation and distribution hookstick disconnects and substation power connectors.

Wajax Acquires Northpoint Technical Services

NorthPoint was formed in 2018 as a national electro-mechanical services provider and serves a broad range of resource and industrial customers.

WESCO, Anixter Announce $4.5B Merger

The bidding battle over electrical, security and data communication products distributor Anixter appears to finally have a conclusion

Aero Suppliers Woodward, Hexcel to Merge

The new company, called Woodward Hexcel, will generate more than $5 billion in annual sales with a market capitalization nearing $14 billion.

Malish Corp. Acquires Abtex Corp.

Based in Dresden, NY, Abtex is a producer of customized, integrated machine and brush deburring solutions for the manufacturing industry.

Volaris Group Acquires Tribute

Based in Hudson, OH, Tribute Software provides integrated ERP software solutions to help industrial distributors.

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Anixter Says WESCO's Offer is Better

It's the latest development in a bidding battle for Anixter between electrical/industrial distributor WESCO International and private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.

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Fullerton Tool Acquires Carbro Corp.

Based in Lawndale, CA, Carbro is a fellow supplier of solid carbide rotary tools.