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
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.
This this Q&A piece, Ducker Carlisle’s Amy Marzonie and Chris Fisher explain how consolidators are using inventory turns, delivery performance and cost-to-serve to assess distributor scalability — and why operational discipline alone won’t maximize growth...
The industrial adhesives distributor continues an acquisition run under private equity owner Bertram Capital.
The pumping solutions and MRO distributor posted 15.6% sales growth and expanded its DXP Water platform into Western Canada.
The fasteners and hardware products distributor is acquiring Kanebridge to establish a U.S. industrial master distribution platform. Hillman separately reported 10% second-quarter sales growth and raised its 2026 outlook.
The deal expands Turner Supply’s service coverage across Coastal Georgia and South Carolina while adding its 10th stocking location and sixth acquisition since 2019.
Prysmian’s $95-per-share agreement for Atkore would unite a major wire and cable producer with a broad portfolio of conduit, cable management and framing products, creating a larger North American supplier positioned around electrification and data...
Activity improved from a weaker June, with Ferguson’s pending $1.6 billion purchase of FloWorks serving as the biggest transaction of the bunch, by far. Get our rundown of every deal we published during July, along...
The deal expands Meritus’ presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, where it also added Greens Welding Supply earlier this year, and marks its third announced deal of 2026.
