Safety Supply Group Acquires A.D.A. Supplies & Leasing Services Inc.

AEA Investors Acquires Dana Safety Supply

October 15, 2024

Industrial Services

AEA Investors’ Small Business Private Equity team has closed the acquisition of Dana Safety Supply, a Greensboro, North Carolina–based public safety vehicle upfitter and tactical gear distributor. The deal includes significant investment from Dana Safety Supply’s management and positions AEA to pursue organic growth and further M&A in the public safety services market.

Safe Life Acquires AED Brands

September 4, 2025

Medical Devices

Safe Life, a Sweden-based group focused on life-saving equipment, has acquired AED Brands, an Atlanta-area (Kennesaw, Georgia) distributor of automated external defibrillators, consumables and AED readiness services. The deal expands Safe Life's U.S. footprint and capabilities in AED sales and program services while preserving AED Brands' team and brand.

dss+ Acquires ADS System Safety Consulting, LLC

October 5, 2023

Consulting

dss+ acquired ADS System Safety Consulting, LLC, a U.S.-based consulting firm specializing in system safety, system security, and fire and life safety. The acquisition expands dss+'s operational risk management and technical safety engineering capabilities across public transport, aviation, space and autonomous/electric vehicle markets.

Imperial Dade Acquires Advance Shipping Supplies

November 1, 2023

Industrial Services

Imperial Dade has acquired Advance Shipping Supplies, a 38-year-old Ontario-based distributor of industrial supplies, packaging materials and janitorial products. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal expands Imperial Dade Canada's scale and product offering in the Ontario market and brings Advance's customer base onto Imperial Dade's national distribution platform.

The AGL Group Acquires ADA Logistics Corporation

April 1, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

The AGL Group has acquired ADA Logistics Corporation, a domestic brokerage based in Ada, Michigan, in a deal completed April 1, 2025. The acquisition adds flatbed capacity and expands The AGL Group's presence in the Great Lakes region to strengthen its domestic logistics offering.

AAR CORP. Acquires American Distributors (ADI)

September 25, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

AAR CORP. acquired American Distributors Holding Co., LLC (ADI) for $146 million in an all-cash transaction funded via AAR's existing revolving credit facility. ADI, a distributor of high-performance electronic components and provider of supply chain and manufacturing services headquartered in Randolph, New Jersey with ~400 employees and six locations across the US, UK, and India, will join AAR's Parts Supply segment to expand new parts distribution, OEM relationships, and drive margin improvement.