Imperial Trading Company Acquires S. Abraham & Sons (GRAD Inc.)
July 2, 2018
New Orleans-based Imperial Trading Company has purchased the stock of GRAD Inc., the parent of S. Abraham & Sons (SAS Distributing), expanding Imperial's footprint into the Midwest. The combined company will operate across 20 states with about 1,000 employees and serve more than 5,000 retailers, strengthening Imperial's distribution, marketing and technology capabilities for convenience stores.
- Buyers
- Imperial Trading Company
- Targets
- GRAD Inc. (parent of S. Abraham & Sons), S. Abraham & Sons (SAS Distributing)
- Sellers
- GRAD Inc. (selling shareholders / Abraham family)
- Industry
- Logistics & Distribution
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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