List of 92 Distribution Companies that have Acquired Manufacturing Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Beacon NASDAQ : BECN Herndon, Virginia, United States website	Distribution	9,120	67	65	2
Ahlsell PE Backed CVC Capital Partners 2012-02-29 $2.02842B Stockholm, Sweden website	Distribution	295	61	61	-
DXP Enterprises NASDAQ : DXPE Houston, Texas, United States website	Distribution	1,802	63	61	2
VWR International LLC Acquired Avantor 2017-05-05 $6.4B Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States website	Distribution	4,500	50	50	-
Core & Main NYSE : CNM St. Louis, Missouri, United States website	Distribution	7,441	35	35	-
White Cap PE Backed CD&R The Sterling Group 2020-08-11 Norcross, Georgia, United States website	Distribution	-	34	34	-
Envoy Solutions Acquired BradyIFS + Envoy Solutions 2023-10-01 Glenview, Illinois, United States website	Distribution	-	30	30	-
Axel Johnson International AB Private Stockholm, Sweden website	Distribution	-	35	28	7
MCE PE Backed Frontenac 2018-10-01 Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States website	Distribution	-	25	25	-
EET International PE Backed Pamplona Capital Management - Private Equity 2021-11-30 Birkerod, Denmark website	Distribution	120	21	21	-
OTC Industrial Technologies PE Backed Genstar Capital 2019-04-09 Columbus, Ohio, United States website	Distribution	-	21	21	-
Finishmaster, Inc. Acquired Uni-Select USA, Inc. 2011-01-11 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States website	Distribution	-	20	20	-
BlackHawk Industrial Distribution PE Backed TruArc Partners 2018-09-17 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States website	Distribution	-	18	17	1
Motion Industries, Inc. Acquired Genuine Parts 1976-01-01 Birmingham, Alabama, United States website	Distribution	4,600	17	17	-
MSC Industrial Direct NYSE : MSM Melville, New York, United States website	Distribution	3,821	15	15	-
DCC London Stock Exchange : DCC Dublin, Ireland website	Distribution	27,726	22	15	7

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