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Specialty Distribution Q1 2024

Specialty Distribution Q4 2023

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Produce and Fresh Food Distribution: How Leaders Are Tipping the Scale 

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Flow Control Distribution: Overflowing With Opportunity

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Opportunities in the Circular Economy: Recycled Automotive Parts

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Specialty Distribution Q3 2023

Infrastructure & Outsourced Services: Momentum Across Key Segments

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Specialty Distribution Q2 2023

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Specialty Distribution Q1 2023

Fresh Food Distribution: FreshEdge Supplies Value and Growth 

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Energy Transition Opportunities: D&H United Fueling Solutions

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Imperial Dade: A Private Equity Growth Story

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Specialty Distribution Q3 2022

Specialty Distribution Industry Update

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With plenty of capital to invest, ample debt capacity, strong business performance, and decreasing hold periods, the M&A market is robust, including in the consulting sector&mdash;a less traditional space for private equity investment. 
 
 Here, executives from the Harris Williams Business Services Group provide their perspectives on M&A opportunities in consulting.

Consulting: An Emerging M&A Opportunity

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BFG Supply (BFG), a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, joins several other leading specialty distributors recently advised by Harris Williams. BFG distributes a full line of products across complementary green industry segments, including professional horticulture, lawn and garden, hydroponic, and controlled environment agriculture (CEA).

Specialty Distributors Continue to Command Buyer Attention

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Specialty Distribution - October 2021

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Finding Ways to Play in Telecom: The 5G Build-Out Opportunity

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Deal Snapshot: Network Wireless Solutions

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Specialty Distribution - June 2021

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A Piece of the Pie: Specialty Food Distribution Growth Opportunities

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Deal Snapshot: Canadian Hospital Specialties

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Specialty Distribution: A Diverse Industry with Proven Opportunity

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Commercial and Industrial Services Industry Update - April 2021

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Deal Snapshot: Highline Aftermarket

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Specialty Distribution Update - November 2020

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Foodservice Suppliers: Four Approaches to Differentiation in the COVID-19 World

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30K Feet: Key Takeaways from NAW 2020 Executive Summit

Deal Profile: Imperial Dade

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Distribution Disruption: A Strong Industry Sees Change Ahead

Professional Services Update - January 2019

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Specialty Distribution Update - January 2019

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Serving Up Growth: Diverse Opportunities Across the Food Service Value Chain

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Deal Profile: Acquisition of Ryan Herco Flow Solutions Signals Keen Investor Interest in Specialty Distribution

Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets to Be Acquired by Vertiv Holdings Company

Mergers & Acquisitions

Industrials

Industrial Technology

6803 Great Lakes NT SP PENDING

Hg Capital to Make Strategic Investment in A-LIGN

Technology

Business Services

IT Services

7046 Hg Capital - A-LIGN NT PENDING

Banner Capital Management Completes Multi-Asset Continuation Vehicle for Eight Portfolio Companies

Consumer

Private Capital Solutions

6621 PCA Banner Capital NT

Western Smokehouse Partners Acquired by Monogram Capital Partners

Food & Beverage

6698 Western Smokehouse Partners NT

Caputo Cheese Acquired by Tilia

6653 Caputo Cheese NT

Ideal Tridon Acquired by Nautic Partners

Engineered Equipment, Products & Components

5411 Ideal Tridon Holdings NT

The Learning Experience Acquired by Harvest Partners

6682 The Learning Experience NT

Advent International Corporation to Acquire LayerZero Power Systems

Energy, Power & Infrastructure

6898 Advent International Corporation - LayerZero Power Systems SP PENDING

Vista Equity Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Amtech Software 

Vertical Software

6992 Vista Equity Partners - Amtech Software NT

Elbfrost to be Acquired by NPM Capital

Food Services

6696 Elbfrost NT PENDING

DCCM Acquired by Court Square Capital Partners

Engineering & Construction

6605 DCCM NT

Fresca Mexican Foods Acquired by C.H. Guenther & Son

6658 Fresca Mexican Foods NT

DUDE Wipes Receives Strategic Growth Investment from TSG Consumer

Consumer Products

6886 Dude Wipes NT SP

Wedgewood Weddings Acquired by TJC LP

6587 Wedgewood NT

Elgen Manufacturing Company Acquired by Worthington Enterprises 

Building Products & Materials

6432 Elgen Manufacturing NT

MPM Products to Be Acquired by Partners Group

6672 MPM NT PENDING

Palatine Private Equity Forms Buyout Fund V

Primary Fund Placement

PCA 6231 Palatine Private Equity NT

LS Power Acquires ENGIE Services U.S.

6890 LS Power - ENGIE Services U.S. NT

Ontellus to Be Acquired by Datavant

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Professional & Tech-Enabled Services

6641 Ontellus NT PENDING

Chex Finer Foods Receives Strategic Investment From Paine Schwartz Partners

5959 Chex Finer Foods NT SP

Great Rail Journeys Acquired by Vitruvian Partners

Consumer Services

6619 Great Rail Journeys NT

Providence Equity Partners to Acquire Global Critical Logistics

Transportation & Logistics

Third-Party Logistics

6799 Providence Equity Partners - GCL NT PENDING

Harris Williams advised West Star Aviation, a portfolio company of Norwest Equity Partners, on its sale to The Sterling Group. West Star Aviation is a leading independent provider of MRO services to the business aviation industry.

West Star Aviation Acquired by Greenbriar Equity Group

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

Aviation Services

6609 West Star Aviation NT

Mercalis Merges With PharmaCord

Outsourced Pharma Services

HCIT

6381 Mercalis NT

Waud Capital Partners Completes Junior Capital Raise for Unifeye Vision Partners

Providers

6804 Unifeye Vision Partners - NT

CraftMark Bakery Acquired by One Equity Partners

5601 CraftMark Bakery NT

Richards Manufacturing Acquired by TE Connectivity

6968 Richards Manufacturing Company NT

Kohlberg & Company Acquires RESA Power

Utility & Telecom

6921 Kohlberg and Company - RESA Power NT

Equity Methods Acquired by HGGC

Tech-Enabled & Professional Services

6288 Equity Methods NT

Frontline Road Safety Acquires InfraStripe

Infrastructure

XXXX Frontline Road Safety - InfraStripe NT

Perimeter Healthcare Acquired by a Private Investor

5652 Perimeter Healthcare NT

Mosaic Companies’ Opustone Acquired by Construction Resources, a Subsidiary of The Home Depot

6662 Opustone - NT

Graham Partners Completes Continuation Vehicle for Gatekeeper Systems

6777 PCA Graham Partners - Gatekeeper Systems NT

TTSP HWP Acquired by Tikehau Capital

General Industrial

6617 TTSP HWP NT

New State Capital Partners Forms Fund IV

6291 PCA New State Capital Partners NT

HITRUST Receives Growth Investment From Brighton Park Capital

Defense and Space

6257 HITRUST NT SP

Electro Rent's intellirent Acquired by Sandbrook Capital

Environmental Services

6602 intellirent NT

HighGround Acquired by Knox Lane

6601 HighGround NT

Frontline Road Safety Acquired by Bain Capital

6580 Frontline Road Safety NT

A&M Capital Partners Acquires East Coast Power

Energy Management

6697 A&M Capital Partners - East Coast Power NT SP

Macquarie Asset Management Acquires DynaGrid

6783 Macquarie Asset Management - DynaGrid NT SP

The Riverside Company Acquires Wall Street Prep

6855 Riverside Company - Wall Street Prep NT

Carbon6 Acquired by SPS Commerce

6526 Carbon6 NT SP

Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of Excelitas Acquired by Teledyne

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