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
The acquisition adds Aurora, IL-based Signature Engineered Solutions’ engineered fastener expertise, supplier relationships and third-party logistics capabilities to AFC’s growing platform.
It marks OmniCable’s latest and biggest recent territory expansion, following a series of sales-agent agreements earlier this year that broadened its geographic reach.
Grainger’s rare bolt-on adds frictionless inventory technology to its High-Touch business, extending the distributor’s digital strategy deeper into customers’ MRO operations. We cover the details and context here.
The Houston-based lubricants distributor added Colombia-based Chevron distributor OilRed, extending the reach of its Grupo Lucalza Latin American division.
The private equity investment will provide BDI with additional capital and operational resources to support organic and acquisition-driven growth, while the distributor’s existing leadership team will retain a meaningful ownership stake.
The technology distributor said the deal will add managed services and IT solutions capabilities across cloud, cybersecurity, data center and AI, while reporting double-digit sales and profit growth in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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The deal marks a major geographic expansion into five new states for Parts Authority, one day after it announced the opening of a large Mississippi distribution hub.
The Central Texas construction supplies distributor becomes White Cap’s fifth announced acquisition of 2026, following deals spanning the Midwest, Southwest and eastern U.S.
The four-location Colorado distributor adds 220 employees and becomes the second addition to SRS’ nascent HVAC platform following its acquisition of Mingledorff’s.
The distributor raised its 2026 outlook, detailed five completed 2Q acquisitions and highlighted its pending $1.6 billion FloWorks deal days after joining the S&P 500.
