Mergers & Acquisitions

How Singer Equipment Built a Disciplined M&A Engine — With Culture at the Core

Stemming from MDM’s 2025 M&A Summit, learn how Singer Equipment scaled to nearly $1 billion through disciplined M&A — without sacrificing culture. CFO Seth Feldman shares how Singer evaluates deals, avoids costly missteps, integrates acquisitions thoughtfully and resists deal pressure, offering a practical blueprint for distributors using M&A to build stronger platforms.

December 19, 2025

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For distributors pursuing growth through mergers and acquisitions, the temptation is often to focus first on scale — how quickly revenue can be added, how much geographic territory can be covered, or how aggressively competitors can be leapfrogged. But for Singer Equipment, one of the largest foodservice equipment and supplies distributors in North America, the last decade of acquisition-driven growth has been guided by a different North Star: culture. That principle was front and center during my 1-on-1 conversation in MDM’s Dec. 3 Virtual M&A Summit with

Seth Feldman

, Chief Financial…

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