Odyssey Investment Partners Acquires Painters Supply & Equipment Co.

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 Pexco

March 16, 2022

Manufacturing

Odyssey Investment Partners has acquired Pexco LLC, a North American engineered plastic components manufacturer, from AEA Investors. Pexco’s management team, led by CEO Sam Patel, will remain invested alongside Odyssey as the company pursues further organic and inorganic growth across traffic safety, lighting, fluid handling and other specialty industrial end markets.

Wesco Group Acquires DealerShop's Paint Distribution Division

September 12, 2025

Automotive

Wesco Group LLC has acquired DealerShop's Paint Distribution Division, expanding Wesco's paint, body and equipment (PBE) distribution footprint across the U.S. The deal transfers DealerShop's paint distribution team and customers to Wesco, strengthening its service capabilities and reinforcing its position as a leading privately held PBE distributor.

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.

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.

Odyssey Investment Partners Acquires Protective Industrial Products (PIP)

December 15, 2020

Industrial Services

Odyssey Investment Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (PIP), a global supplier of personal protective equipment, from Audax Private Equity. PIP’s management, including CEO Joe Milot, will remain in place and the Milot and Tao families will retain a significant ownership stake as Odyssey pursues organic growth and strategic add-on opportunities for the business.