September M&A Roundup: Rexel, Watsco, ORS Lead the Way
Get our rundown of every deal we published during September, along with our updated monthly deal count and breakdown of year-to-date transactions by product category.
October 1, 2026
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Get our rundown of every deal we published during September, along with our updated monthly deal count and breakdown of year-to-date transactions by product category.
October 1, 2026
Mergers & Acquisitions
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The second part of our Singer Industrial deep dive explores how the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distribution organization decides which distributors to bring into its growing platform. President Pete Haberbosch explains the company’s...
Industrial Supplies
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They are the third and fourth acquisitions for ORS since it partnered with Wynnchurch Capital in August 2024, and ORS’ CEO called the announcement “the most exciting day in company history.”
Electrical
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Family-owned since 1957, Shaw Supply brings more than 30 employees to Echo Electric.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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This year has started with two strong months of dealmaking, with February tying for the most deals we’ve counted since the start of 2024. Get our breakdown of deals tracked per month over the past...
We take a deep dive into the industrial rubber, fluid power and automation distributor’s “coordinated autonomy” model — a strategy designed to balance shared scale advantages with true local decision-making. Here’s how Singer preserves legacy...
Building Materials/Construction
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SRS’ first two bolt-ons of the year net two locations and a combined 31 employees.
Electrical
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United Wire & Cable is one of 11 acquisitions made by GCG over the last 6 years.
Eagan, MN-based Tavoron adds distributors of electrical and mechanical motion control and automation components.
Both Franklin Empire and O’Neil Electric are family/privately-owned businesses and member-owners AD.
Power Transmission/Motion Control
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Tencara adds product depth and technical expertise to serve Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and West Virginia.
Gases & Welding Equipment
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The company eyes continued expansion across Texas and surrounding states via acquisitions and greenfields.
Building Materials/Construction
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Kodiak Building Partners to join legacy Beacon as the next major building materials distributor to make up QXO. See details of the acquisition, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026.

