October M&A Roundup: DSG, ORS Lead Relatively Quiet Month
Get our rundown of every deal we published during October, along with our updated monthly deal count and breakdown of year-to-date transactions by product category.
November 2, 2026
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Get our rundown of every deal we published during October, along with our updated monthly deal count and breakdown of year-to-date transactions by product category.
November 2, 2026
JanSan
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Go-forward branding of the combined company hasn’t been disclosed, but it now stands as a JanSan, foodservice and industrial packaging products distribution giant with over $10 billion in annual revenue.
It follows at least two previous attempts for Cintas to buy UniFirst and is set to result in a company with more than $12 billion in combined annual revenue.
Grocery & Foodservice Distribution
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Reyes is already the largest beer distributor in the U.S. and has been increasing its presence in spirits and wine distribution in recent years.
Facilities Maintenance (MRO)
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Eastern Valve supplies and services valves, instrumentation, actuation and ancillary product solutions throughout Atlantic Canada.
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.

