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It covers our updated monthly deal counts; a year-to-date breakdown of M&A by product category; the latest EBITDA trading multiples for 27 public industrial distributors; our latest M&A-led Premium articles; and our detailed recap of dealmaking activity during July-September.
October 23, 2026
The acquisition adds welding supply and gas distribution locations in Carrollton and Hapeville, continuing AWG’s expansion following deals in Texas, Utah and Wyoming.
AD’s new Independent Distributor Ownership Center connects members with succession planning resources, experienced peers and potential buyers within its membership. It follows several buying group combinations and record nine-month member sales.
Consumer inflation slowed from September but exceeded forecasts, while core prices rose 0.3% for a third consecutive month. Get the key metrics here.
The deal pairs the California-based industrial blade supplier and sharpening specialist with Edge’s existing Pennsylvania operations, broadening the company’s U.S. service network and strengthening its offering for food processing, packaging and other industrial customers.
The distributor’s new “Capstone” business specializes in interconnect, passive and electromechanical products, while both operating segments delivered strong third-quarter growth.
The acquisition adds three locations to Hajoca’s HVAC platform, following its purchase of American Refrigeration Supplies earlier this year.
The biennial marque manufacturing technology show resulted in record-breaking monthly investment and the seventh-straight month of orders above $500 million.
The acquisition adds a Simpsonville, SC-based distributor of PPE, safety, janitorial and packaging supplies to Ritz Safety’s national business.
QXO’s founder is launching a second publicly traded acquisition platform while continuing to lead the building materials distributor, which posted preliminary 3Q results.
The automotive parts distributor’s first automated DC is slated to open in the first half of 2027, bringing expanded capacity and adding more than 150 new jobs.
Organic growth strengthened as nonresidential demand and improving residential sales lifted Ferguson’s third-quarter results that followed its $1.6 billion FloWorks acquisition.
The planned purchase of Taiga Building Products’ Rocklin and Sanger facilities will expand Boise Cascade’s California distribution footprint, while the company posted higher third-quarter sales and profit.
