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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Broad Sky Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Frontline Managed Services

Technology

Business Services

Mergers & Acquisitions

IT Services

Professional & Tech-Enabled Services

Tech-Enabled & Professional 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

Private Capital Solutions

Energy Management

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

Tangle Teezer Acquired by BIC

Consumer

Consumer Products

5662 Tangle Teezer NT

Prescott’s to Be Acquired by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

Healthcare & Life Sciences

6144 Prescott-s Inc. NT

Arlington Capital Partners Acquires TEAM Technologies

6745 Arlington Capital Partners - TEAM Technologies NT

Apax Funds Acquire Veriforce

6655 Apax - Veriforce NT

British International Investment Sells Nine Fund Positions 

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RJW Logistics Group Receives Strategic Investment From Berkshire Partners

Transportation & Logistics

Third-Party Logistics

6272 RJW Logistics Group NT

ForLife Acquired by Duke Street

Medical Products and Devices

6023 GHD Group NT

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

Industrials

6471 H.B. Fuller Flooring Business NT SP

NSI Industries Acquired by Sentinel Capital Partners

Engineered Equipment, Products & Components

6566 NSI Industries NT

Select Aerospace and Defense Electronics Businesses of Excelitas to be Acquired by Teledyne

Aerospace, Defense & Government Services

Defense and Space

6394 Excelitas Technologies Corp NT PENDING

Aeronix Technologies Group Receives Strategic Investment from Tinicum

6352 Aeronix Technologies Group NT

Rise Baking Company Acquired by Platinum Equity and Butterfly

Food & Beverage

6139 Rise Baking Company NT

UW Solutions Acquired by Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

Chemicals & Specialty Materials

5766 UW Solutions NT

Eventus WholeHealth Acquired by General Atlantic

Providers

6382 Eventus Whole Health NT

Good Springs Capital Invested in Tectonic

Energy, Power & Infrastructure

Engineering & Construction

6741 Good Springs Capital - Tectonic NT SP

Evoco Private Equity Closes Multi-Asset Continuation Vehicle

PCA 6608 Evoco NT

Waste Vision Acquired by MML Capital Partners

Industrial Technology

6176 Waste Vision NT

Lumion Recapitalized by Seven2

Vertical Software

6281 Lumion NT

Inspired Pet Nutrition Acquires Butcher’s Pet Care

4912 Inspired Pet Nutrition - Butcher-s Pet Care NT

GeoStabilization International Acquired by Leonard Green & Partners

Infrastructure

Commercial & Industrial Services

6414 GeoStabilization International NT

alphabroder Acquired by S&S Activewear

Specialty Distribution

5754 alphabroder NT

Loopia Group Acquired by team.blue

5395 Loopia Group NT

Salient Acquired by Trystar, a Portfolio Company of Blackstone

6266 Salient NT

Difenda Acquired by Quorum Cyber

5695 Difenda NT

Genetics & IVF Institute Acquired by Amulet Capital Partners 

6113 Genetics and IVF Institute NT

MediQuant Receives Significant Growth Investment from Revelstoke Capital Partners

HCIT

Horizontal Software

6045 MediQuant NT

Harris Williams Advised Mott Corp. on Sale to IDEX Corp.

6274 Mott Corporation NT SP

CLEAResult Receives Majority Investment from Kohlberg & Company

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Armira Enters Partnership With almapharm

6625 Armira NT SP

Warburg Pincus Makes Strategic Investment in Varicent

6568 Warburg Pincus - Varicent NT

The Chernin Group Makes Majority Investment in BiggerPockets

6342 The Chernin Group - BiggerPockets NT SP

Universal Plant Services’ Rotating Segment Acquired by New State Capital Partners

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Brightstar Capital Partners Acquires Best Choice Roofing

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Raptor Scientific Acquired By TransDigm Group

Government Technology and Services

Aerospace Technology & Products

6016 Raptor Scientific NT

Maxima Power Group Acquired by Sunbelt Solomon Services

Utility & Telecom

Utility Services M&A Deal: Harris Williams advised Maxima Power Group on their sale to Sunbelt Solomon.

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