Specialty Distribution Q4 2024

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Specialty Distribution Q2 2024

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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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Specialty Distribution Q4 2022 

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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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Commercial and Industrial Services: Five Transactions, One Powerful Trait

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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

Harris Williams Roundtable Report

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Great Rail Journeys to Be Acquired by Vitruvian Partners

Mergers & Acquisitions

Consumer

Consumer Services

6619 Great Rail Journeys NT PENDING

Waud Capital Partners Completes Junior Capital Raise for Unifeye Vision Partners

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Private Capital Solutions

Providers

6804 Unifeye Vision Partners - NT

CraftMark Bakery Acquired by One Equity Partners

Food & Beverage

5601 CraftMark Bakery NT

Kohlberg & Company Acquires RESA Power

Energy, Power & Infrastructure

Utility & Telecom

6921 Kohlberg and Company - RESA Power NT

Equity Methods Acquired by HGGC

Business Services

Professional & Tech-Enabled Services

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

Industrials

Building Products & Materials

6662 Opustone - NT

Graham Partners Completes Continuation Vehicle for Gatekeeper Systems

Industrial Technology

6777 PCA Graham Partners - Gatekeeper Systems NT

TTSP HWP Acquired by Tikehau Capital

Engineering & Construction

General Industrial

6617 TTSP HWP NT

New State Capital Partners Forms Fund IV

Primary Fund Placement

6291 PCA New State Capital Partners NT

HITRUST Receives Growth Investment From Brighton Park Capital

Technology

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

Vertical Software

6855 Riverside Company - Wall Street Prep NT

Carbon6 Acquired by SPS Commerce

Consumer Products

6526 Carbon6 NT SP

Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of Excelitas Acquired by Teledyne

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

6394 Excelitas Technologies Corp NT

Frontenac Forms Frontenac XIII Private Capital L.P.

PCA Frontenac XIII NT

Omega Systems Receives Strategic Investment From Revelstoke Capital Partners

6594 Omega Systems NT

GPRS Forms Strategic Partnership With Roark and Kohlberg

6599 GPRS NT

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Receives Minority Investments from ADIA and GIC

Commercial & Industrial Services

6555 Pye-Barker NT

Unison Therapy Services Acquired by Ascend Capital Partners

6519 Unison Therapy Services NT

Yellowstone Landscape Receives Minority Investment from Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions

6481 Yellowstone Landscape NT

Eastern Communications, Ltd. Acquired by Dunes Point Capital, LP

Government Technology and Services

Specialty Distribution

6510 Eastern Communications NT SP

Prescott’s Acquired by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

6144 Prescott-s Inc. NT

Broad Sky Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Frontline Managed Services

IT Services

Harris Williams advised Broad Sky Partners on their strategic investment in Frontline Managed Services, a portfolio company of BV Investment Partners.

6762 Broad Sky Partners - Frontline Managed Services NT

Nature Infrastructure Capital Closes Single Asset Fund for ECO STOR

Renewables & Distributed Energy

PCA Nature Infrastructure Capital NT

team.blue Receives Investment From CPP Investments and Sofina

Technology and Data Services

6550 team.blue NT

AE Industrial Partners Completes Capital Raise For Global Cybersecurity Solutions Platform​

6740 PCA AE Industrial Partners NT

Tangle Teezer Acquired by BIC

5662 Tangle Teezer NT

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires TEAM Technologies

6745 Arlington Capital Partners - TEAM Technologies NT

Apax Funds Acquire Veriforce

6655 Apax - Veriforce NT

RJW Logistics Group Receives Strategic Investment From Berkshire Partners

Transportation & Logistics

Third-Party Logistics

6272 RJW Logistics Group NT

British International Investment Sells Portfolio of Nine Fund Positions​

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FORLIFE Acquired by Duke Street

Medical Products and Devices

6023 GHD Group NT

Lindsay Goldberg Acquires Controlling Interest in Golden State Foods

6571 Lindsay Goldberg - Golden State Foods NT SP

H.B. Fuller’s Flooring Business Acquired by Pacific Avenue Capital Partners

6471 H.B. Fuller Flooring Business NT SP

NSI Industries Acquired by Sentinel Capital Partners

Engineered Equipment, Products & Components

6566 NSI Industries NT

Aeronix Technologies Group Receives Strategic Investment from Tinicum

6352 Aeronix Technologies Group NT

UW Solutions Acquired by Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

Chemicals & Specialty Materials

5766 UW Solutions NT

Rise Baking Company Acquired by Platinum Equity and Butterfly

6139 Rise Baking Company NT

Eventus WholeHealth Acquired by General Atlantic

6382 Eventus Whole Health NT

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