Operating Company Industrial Services

Graybar

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Graybar is a Fortune 500, employee-owned distributor of electrical, communications, and data networking products, providing related supply chain management and logistics services through a network of North American distribution facilities.

Focus Areas
Electrical distribution, Communications and data networking products distribution, Supply chain management

Tracked deals

9

9 tracked deals across 2021-2026.

Recent pace

3

3 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

9 buyout

Graybar Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 6 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 6 years for Graybar. 1 2021 1 2022 1 2023 2 2024 1 2025 ~4 est. 3 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Graybar
    Target
    Samson Electrical Supply
    Type
    Buyout

    Graybar has entered into an agreement to purchase Samson Electrical Supply, a South Plainfield, New Jersey-based electrical distributor, with an expected close in early August 2026. Samson will operate as a Graybar subsidiary while retaining the Samson Electrical Supply name, team, and supplier relationships.

  • Buyer
    Graybar
    Target
    American Electric Supply (AES)
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Graybar announced plans to acquire Southern California electrical distributor American Electric Supply (AES), pending AES shareholder approval. After closing, AES will continue operating under the American Electric Supply name with its existing team, locations, and suppliers.

  • Buyer
    Graybar
    Target
    Broken Arrow Electric Supply (BAES)
    Industry
    IT Services
    Type
    Buyout

    Graybar completed its acquisition of Broken Arrow Electric Supply (BAES), making BAES a wholly owned subsidiary. The deal adds a regional electrical distributor in Oklahoma while BAES continues operating under its existing name and leadership team.

  • Buyer
    Valin Corporation, Graybar
    Target
    Burns Controls Company
    Seller
    Owners of Burns Controls Company
    Type
    Buyout

    Valin Corporation, a subsidiary of Graybar, acquired industrial automation distributor Burns Controls Company. The acquisition is intended to expand market coverage and technical services within Valin’s growing industrial automation group, with effective timing beginning July 1, 2025. Transaction terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Cape Electrical Supply, Graybar
    Target
    Power Supply Company, LLC
    Seller
    John Kosky, Rob Jenkins
    Type
    Buyout

    Cape Electrical Supply, a subsidiary of Graybar, has acquired Power Supply Company, LLC, an electric utility distributor based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The business will operate as a division of Cape Electrical Supply, with existing employees and supplier relationships retained, expanding Cape Electric's presence into the Tennessee market.

  • Buyer
    Graybar
    Target
    Blazer Electric Supply
    Type
    Buyout

    Graybar has acquired Blazer Electric Supply, an independent electrical distributor headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, effective March 1, 2024. Blazer will operate as a Graybar subsidiary under its existing name with Trevor Blazer serving as president; the deal expands Graybar’s footprint and service capabilities in southern Colorado.

  • Buyer
    Graybar
    Target
    Valin Corporation
    Type
    Buyout

    Graybar has entered into an agreement to acquire Valin Corporation, a San Jose–based distributor of automation, filtration, fluid handling, heating and process control products and systems that operates 12 locations across the western and southwestern United States. Valin will continue to operate under its existing name and leadership team as a Graybar subsidiary; the transaction was expected to close May 1, 2023.

  • December 19, 2022
    Buyer
    Graybar
    Target
    CX Connexion
    Type
    Buyout

    Graybar has completed the acquisition of CX Connexion, an electrical distributor based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. CX Connexion will continue to operate under its existing name and leadership as a subsidiary of Graybar, which said the deal will accelerate its growth in the Chicago market.

  • Buyer
    Graybar
    Target
    Metro Electric Supply and Metro Lighting
    Seller
    Bill Frisella / Frisella family
    Type
    Buyout

    Graybar has acquired Metro Electric Supply and Metro Lighting, a family-owned regional electrical and lighting distributor headquartered in St. Louis that operates 14 locations across the St. Louis region. The business will continue to operate under the Metro Electric Supply and Metro Lighting brands with the same employees and leadership; the seller was owner Bill Frisella/the Frisella family.

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