Graco Supply Company Acquires E.V. Roberts
May 1, 2019
Fort Worth-based Graco Supply Company, supported by sponsor CM Equity Partners, acquired Carson, California-based aerospace specialty chemicals distributor E.V. Roberts to create a larger, full-service aerospace-focused specialty chemicals distributor. The combined business (rebranded as GracoRoberts) expands product breadth, geographic reach with multiple stocking locations across the U.S., and value‑added services for aerospace and advanced manufacturing customers.
- Buyers
- Graco Supply Company, CM Equity Partners
- Targets
- E.V. Roberts
- Platforms
- Graco Supply Company
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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