Tracked deals
4
4 tracked deals across 2022-2024.
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.
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
Last 3 years
Supporting Data
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.
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.
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.
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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