Operating Company Industrial Services

GracoRoberts

Arlington, Texas, United States

Specialty chemicals distributor and added-value aerospace supply partner. GracoRoberts manufactures, distributes, and manages adhesives, sealants, surface treatments, paints and coatings, composite materials, and shop consumables, supported by value-added services (e.g., kitting, converting/slitting, packaging, and ecommerce-enabled fulfillment) for the global aerospace supply chain.

Focus Areas
Aerospace specialty chemicals distribution, Aerospace MRO supply distribution, Composite materials and shop consumables distribution

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2019-2026.

Recent pace

1

1 tracked deal announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

5 addon · 1 buyout

GracoRoberts Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for GracoRoberts. 1 2019 1 2020 1 2021 1 2022 1 2023 ~1 est. 1 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    GracoRoberts
    Target
    Sky Mart
    Type
    Buyout

    GracoRoberts acquired Sky Mart to accelerate its Latin America expansion, using its Miami headquarters as a gateway into the region’s aerospace-rich market. The deal is intended to bolster AOG readiness and expand fulfillment/logistics capacity and lubricants and specialty chemicals offerings for aerospace OEM and MRO customers.

  • Buyer
    GracoRoberts, CM Equity Partners
    Target
    Pacific Coast Composites
    Type
    Addon

    GracoRoberts, a PE-backed specialty chemicals and aerospace materials distributor, has acquired Washington-based Pacific Coast Composites (PCC) to broaden its composites product offering and shorten lead times for aerospace customers. The acquisition, supported by sponsor CM Equity Partners, preserves PCC’s Puyallup, Washington operations and strengthens GracoRoberts’ ecommerce and distribution capabilities across the aerospace OEM and MRO markets.

  • Buyer
    GracoRoberts, CM Equity Partners
    Target
    Styles Aviation, Inc. (dba SkyGeek.com)
    Type
    Addon

    GracoRoberts has acquired New York-based Styles Aviation, Inc. (dba SkyGeek.com) to expand its global ecommerce capabilities and deepen its offerings in the aerospace MRO segment. The deal, supported by GracoRoberts' private equity sponsor CM Equity Partners, brings SkyGeek's extensive online portfolio and Northeastern U.S. distribution hub into the combined company.

  • Buyer
    GracoRoberts, CM Equity Partners
    Target
    Silmid Limited
    Location
    West Midlands, United Kingdom
    Type
    Addon

    GracoRoberts, a PE-backed specialty chemicals distributor, has agreed to acquire UK-based Silmid Limited to expand its global aerospace distribution footprint into the UK and Europe. The deal adds Silmid's ecommerce platform, a 24,000 sq. ft. UK warehouse and complementary aerospace specialty chemicals capabilities; CM Equity Partners supported the transaction as GracoRoberts' private equity sponsor.

  • Buyer
    GracoRoberts, CM Equity Partners
    Target
    Able Aerospace Adhesives
    Type
    Addon

    GracoRoberts, a specialty aerospace chemicals distributor backed by private equity sponsor CM Equity Partners, closed the acquisition of Able Aerospace Adhesives on December 30, 2020. The add-on expands GracoRoberts’ international footprint—particularly in the Asia-Pacific region—and strengthens its military and MRO capabilities and value-added services.

  • Buyer
    Graco Supply Company, CM Equity Partners
    Target
    E.V. Roberts
    Type
    Addon

    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.

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