Public Company Industrial Services

MSC Industrial Supply

Davidson, North Carolina, United States

MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE: MSM) is a leading North American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services, helping customers drive productivity, profitability, and growth with product breadth, inventory management, and supply chain solutions.

Focus Areas
Metalworking distribution, MRO / industrial supplies, Inventory management and supply chain solutions

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2022-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout

MSC Industrial Supply Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 3 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 3 years for MSC Industrial Supply. 1 2022 1 2023 2 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    MSC Industrial Supply Co.
    Target
    ApTex, Inc., Premier Tool Grinding, Inc.
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    MSC Industrial Supply Co. acquired ApTex, Inc. (Waukesha, Wisconsin) and Premier Tool Grinding, Inc. (Goodyear, Arizona); both businesses will continue to operate under their current names as MSC companies. The two targets had combined 2023 revenues of slightly over $20 million and 58 associates; MSC said the acquisitions will be net neutral to fiscal 2024 net income and will expand MSC’s regional presence and specialty tooling/regrinding capabilities.

  • Buyer
    MSC Industrial Supply Co.
    Target
    KAR Industrial Inc.
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    MSC Industrial Supply Co. has acquired KAR Industrial Inc., a Canadian metalworking distributor that operates three facilities in Mississauga, Montreal and Edmonton. KAR will continue to operate under its Duramill and Omnitool divisions with Ward Meek remaining in daily management; the business reported approximately US$16 million in 2023 revenue and 45 employees. MSC said the acquisition expands its metalworking footprint in Canada and will provide KAR customers access to MSC's broader product portfolio and e-commerce channel.

  • Buyer
    MSC Industrial Supply Co.
    Target
    Buckeye Industrial Supply Co., Tru-Edge Grinding Inc.
    Seller
    Principals of Buckeye and Tru-Edge (including Rick Meizlish)
    Type
    Buyout

    MSC Industrial Supply Co. acquired Buckeye Industrial Supply Co., a Columbus, Ohio-based metalworking distributor, and Tru-Edge Grinding Inc., a St. Henry, Ohio-based custom tool manufacturer. The two businesses (combined estimated 2022 revenue of $28 million and ~80 associates) will continue to operate under their current names as MSC companies and expand MSC's metalworking and manufacturing capabilities in the Midwest.

  • Buyer
    MSC Industrial Supply Co., All Integrated Solutions (AIS)
    Target
    Tower Fasteners
    Type
    Buyout

    MSC Industrial Supply Co. (through its All Integrated Solutions subsidiary) has acquired Tower Fasteners, a Holtsville, New York-based value‑added distributor of OEM fasteners and components. Tower will continue operating under its current name with President Mark Shannon remaining in place; the business has ~100 employees and reported approximately $35 million in revenue in 2021. MSC said the deal expands its presence in the OEM fastener market, complements AIS's Midwest footprint with Tower's East Coast and Southwest locations, and is roughly neutral to MSC's fiscal 2022 earnings and slightly accretive to fiscal 2023.

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