Top Distributor Sectors

Pharmaceutical & Health Care

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Longtime Henry Schein CEO to Retire at End of 2025

The healthcare solutions distributor will soon have a new top leader for the first time in over 35 years as Stanley Bergman — NAW’s 2025 Dirk Van Dongen Lifetime Achievement Award recipient — is set...

Fastenal posted its strongest monthly sales growth since early 2023, with June daily sales up year-over-year amid solid gains across key markets. See our full breakdown of the company’s June and 2Q results.

Building Materials/Construction

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TopBuild to Buy Progressing Roofing for $810M

It’s the latest deal involving building materials distributors, following QXO’s purchase of Beacon and The Home Depot’s pending acquisition of GMS.

Building Materials/Construction

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The Home Depot Enters into Agreement to Acquire GMS

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.

Grocery & Foodservice Distribution

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C&S Wholesale Grocers to Buy SpartanNash for Nearly $1.8B

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.

Building Materials/Construction

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QXO Makes $5B Offer to Buy GMS

Just 50 days after closing on its $11 billion purchase of Beacon, QXO is back in pursuit mode.