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August M&A Roundup: 2 Big Deals Lead Another Steady Month

Distributor M&A activity held steady in August with 25 recorded deals in industrial, commercial and building supply verticals, while still below 2024 levels. Get a full recap of August’s distributor M&A activity, including year-to-date volume and category breakdowns.

August 29, 2025

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Amid tariff-driven market uncertainty still the predominant theme, MDM tracked 25 distributor M&A transactions during August — either pending or completed — that involved companies primarily in the building materials, industrial or commercial hardgoods sectors. This count was flat compared to July’s total of 25 transactions. However, August’s M&A activity continued to lag behind the 35 deals recorded in August 2024 and fell short of the 2024 monthly average of 29.3 transactions. Year-to-date through August, MDM tracked 181 distributor M&A transactions in 2025, with that pace of 22.6 per…

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