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
It took a year to finalize, but the deal doubles the size of Bosch’s Home Comfort business, significantly expanding its presence in the U.S. and Asia.
Distributor M&A activity held steady July for a solid but still below average month, highlighted by transactions in the Building Materials, Gases & Welding and Motion Control sectors. Get a full recap of July’s distributor...
With $4.2 billion in 2024 revenue, Chart makes and designs process technologies and equipment for handling gases and liquids. It previously had agreed to be acquired by Flowserve.
Honeywell reported a healthy increase in overall 2Q sales and provided updates on its planned breakup into three independent companies.
Richelieu completed six acquisitions in the first half of 2025, including two in the second quarter, contributing to sales growth in 2Q.
It’s the latest deal involving building materials distributors, following QXO’s purchase of Beacon and The Home Depot’s pending acquisition of GMS.
It bolsters AFC’s offerings of parts and services for military and defense applications.
Distributor M&A activity gained momentum in June, marked by several transactions across the Building Materials, Electrical and Gases & Welding sectors. Get a full recap of June’s distributor M&A activity, including a year-to-date breakdown by...
GMS has agreed to be acquired by The Home Depot’s subsidiary SRS Distribution for $110 per share, topping a rival bid and valuing the deal at $5.5 billion.
Valued at $1.5 billion, the deal is set to result in a PVF and industrial supplies distributor with a combined revenue of around $5.4 billion and more than 350 locations worldwide.
C&S Wholesale Grocers adds nearly 60 combined distribution centers, a network of 200 retail grocery stores and expanded access to independent grocers through the acquisition.
Just 50 days after closing on its $11 billion purchase of Beacon, QXO is back in pursuit mode.
