Lawson Products Acquires Partsmaster

Parts Town Acquires 86 Repairs

June 30, 2026

IT Services

Parts Town announced it acquired 86 Repairs, a technology company focused on foodservice repairs and maintenance management. The acquisition combines Parts Town’s OEM parts availability and distribution with 86 Repairs’ platform for coordinating repairs, automating workflows, and providing actionable insights to reduce downtime and improve service operations.

LawnPRO Partners Acquires Gro-Masters

January 27, 2025

Environmental Services

LawnPRO Partners, a residential lawn-care platform backed by HCI Equity Partners, has acquired Savannah-based Gro-Masters. Gro-Masters, founded in 1987 and led by Lynn Tootle who will remain as President, provides lawn care treatment, exterior pest control and tree & shrub services; the deal expands LawnPRO's footprint into Savannah, GA, Charleston, SC and Myrtle Beach, SC as its eleventh acquisition (terms undisclosed).

NexaMotion Group Acquires City Auto Supply and 4M Parts Warehouse

October 31, 2024

Automotive

NexaMotion Group (NMG), the NexaMotion/Transtar platform backed by Blue Point Capital Partners, has acquired City Auto Supply and 4M Parts Warehouse as add-on acquisitions to expand its general repair distribution footprint. The deals broaden NMG's presence on the West Coast (San Francisco/Oahu) and in North Texas (17 locations) and deepen product and service capabilities; terms were not disclosed.

Lawson Products Acquires S&S Automotive

May 1, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

Lawson Products, the operating company of Distribution Solutions Group (DSG), has completed the acquisition of S&S Automotive, a Midwest-based automotive and industrial parts distributor headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois. The transaction — funded with DSG cash and its credit facility — will combine S&S with Lawson's Kent Automotive division to expand product offering, vendor-managed inventory (VMI) capabilities and geographic reach; S&S reported approximately $40 million in annual revenue and the deal is expected to be accretive to DSG's adjusted EPS and EBITDA margins.

Actionstep Acquires LawMaster

September 15, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Actionstep, the Serent Capital-backed cloud practice management platform, has acquired Australian legal software company LawMaster. The deal combines Actionstep's global cloud offering with LawMaster's configurable practice management products and customer base (LawMaster ~4,000 daily subscribers), enabling further technology investment and scale for mid-market law firms.

Lawson Software Acquires PLM Division of Freeborders

June 4, 2008

Software

Lawson Software acquired the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software division of San Francisco-based Freeborders to deepen its enterprise software offerings for the fashion industry. Freeborders will retain its technology outsourcing services, which were not included in the sale; terms were not disclosed.