Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Acquires Merfish United from One Equity Partners
August 4, 2021
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has agreed to acquire Merfish United, a leading U.S. master distributor of tubular building products, from One Equity Partners. The deal expands Reliance's distribution footprint and product offering across pipe, tubing, plastic pipe and electrical conduit through Merfish's twelve U.S. distribution centers.
- Buyers
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
- Targets
- Merfish United
- Sellers
- One Equity Partners
- Industry
- Logistics & Distribution
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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