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
Ferguson’s largest acquisition in years would add approximately $1 billion in annual revenue, more than 60 locations and extensive valve automation, repair and technical capabilities — significantly expanding its position in industrial flow control markets.
Canada-based manufacturer/distributor Richelieu expects acquisitions completed so far in fiscal 2026 to add $45 million in annual sales.
The pending deal would add supplyFORCE’s national accounts-focused MRO network to AD, continuing the buying group’s expansion following its IMARK Electrical and Commonwealth Group mergers, while coming months after AD sold its Member Supply unit...
The PE firm invested in W.E.C.S. Electric Supply and Electrical Cable Specialists, merging the two businesses to form a specialty distribution and cable-integration platform serving critical power and infrastructure markets.
The deal adds a Kentucky-based supplier of custom engineered fasteners, metal stampings and electronic hardware to Endries’ growing fasteners platform.
The deals add operations in Kentucky, Missouri and California, expanding Road Warrior’s national heavy-duty truck and trailer aftermarket parts distribution and repair network.
The deal expands IDI’s spray foam and polyurea capabilities in the Midwest, following its acquisition of Design North Supply one day earlier.
QXO officially closed on its acquisition of TopBuild, adding insulation distribution and installation scale to its fast-growing building products platform and positioning the company near the top of MDM’s Building Materials/Construction Top Distributors List.
The deal adds repair and maintenance management technology to Parts Town’s OEM foodservice parts distribution platform.
Activity was the lightest its been so far in 2026, both in activity and size of deals done. Get our rundown of every deal we published about during June, along with our updated monthly deal...
QXO’s acquisition of TopBuild cleared a major hurdle with shareholder approval from both companies. The transaction is expected to close July 1, positioning QXO as one of North America’s largest publicly traded building products distributors.
The deal expands GMS’ complementary products portfolio and South Texas presence, marking its fourth completed acquisition announced in 2026.
