Painters Supply & Equipment Acquires Specialty Coatings

WILsquare Capital Portfolio Company Automotive Color & Supply (ACS) Acquires Ohio Paint Supply

July 1, 2026

Transportation

WILsquare Capital’s portfolio company, Automotive Color & Supply (ACS), completed its acquisition of Ohio Paint Supply (OPS), a distributor of automotive and industrial paint and supply products in Ohio. The transaction expands ACS’s Midwest geographic footprint and strengthens its position in the automotive refinishing and industrial coatings market.

Automotive Color & Supply Acquires Smetzer Paint & Supply

November 13, 2025

Industrial Services

WILsquare Capital’s portfolio company, Automotive Color & Supply (ACS), has completed the acquisition of Smetzer Paint & Supply, a regional distributor of automotive and industrial paints based in northern Ohio. The add-on expands ACS’s Midwest footprint and service network as part of WILsquare’s strategy to build a scalable distribution platform in the automotive and industrial coatings market; terms were not disclosed.

Automotive Color & Supply Acquires Paint Works

December 18, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

Automotive Color & Supply, a portfolio company of WILsquare Capital, has acquired Paint Works, a regional distributor of automotive and industrial paint and supplies based in Tyler, Texas. Terms were not disclosed; the deal expands ACS' footprint in the South (Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana) and ACS will continue operating Paint Works branches under the existing Paint Works brand.

Painters Supply & Equipment Co. Acquires Interbay Coatings, Inc.

December 18, 2023

Industrial Services

Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE), a Michigan-based paint and coatings distributor, has acquired Interbay Coatings, Inc., a specialty coatings distributor headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The acquisition expands PSE's specialty coatings capabilities and adds a regional presence in the heavy marine and industrial coatings end-markets.

Odyssey Investment Partners Acquires Painters Supply & Equipment Co.

August 17, 2021

Transportation

Odyssey Investment Partners has acquired Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE), a specialty distributor of paint, coatings and related consumables serving automotive refinish, commercial and industrial markets. The deal will support PSE's continued geographic and category expansion and consolidation strategy while the existing leadership team remains in place; financial terms were not disclosed.

CPS Performance Materials Acquires GEO Specialty Chemicals

September 3, 2019

Manufacturing

CPS Performance Materials, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired GEO Specialty Chemicals. GEO is a specialty chemicals manufacturer serving coatings, adhesives, water treatment, medical and construction markets with 19 production sites in the U.S. and Europe; terms were not disclosed.