Reliance - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Reliance M&A Summary

Reliance has acquired 25 companies, including 5 in the last 5 years. A total of 6 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Reliance’s largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired Metals USA Holdings for $1.2B. Reliance has acquired in 14 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include metals/mining (64%) and distribution (28%).

Reliance Business Overview

Where is Reliance headquartered?

Reliance is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

What is Reliance’s revenue?

Reliance disclosed revenue of 14,806M USD for 2023 and 17,025M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Reliance have?

Reliance has 15,000 employees.

What sector is Reliance in?

Reliance is a metals/mining company.

When was Reliance founded?

Reliance was founded in 1939.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity25
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6
  • M&A Advisors 2

Reliance

Reliance, Inc.

16100 N. 71st Street Suite 400,
Scottsdale, Arizona 85254
United States,
(480) 564-5700
www.reliance.com

Reliance is a large metals service center company. Reliance's network of metals service centers operates more than 300 locations across the US and internationally. Through this network, Reliance provides metals processing services and distribute a full line of more than 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium and specialty steel products. Reliance was founded in 1939 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 20 - 1 - - 4 25
vol $2.8B $2.8B
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
FerrouSouth - Tolling Assets 2024-07-15 - Divestiture
Cleveland, Ohio
MidWest Materials, Inc. 2024-04-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Perry, Ohio · www.midwestmaterials.com
American Alloy Steel, Inc. 2024-02-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.aasteel.com
Cooksey Iron & Metal Co., Inc. 2024-02-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Tifton, Georgia · www.cookseysteel.com
Merfish Pipe & Supply Co. 2021-08-04 - Add-on Acquisition
Ipswich, Massachusetts · www.merfish.com
KMS Companies 2018-08-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Luzerne, Pennsylvania
DuBose National Energy Services, Inc. 2018-03-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Clinton, North Carolina · www.dubosenes.com
Ferguson Perforating Co. 2017-10-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Providence, Rhode Island · www.fergusonperf.com
Best Manufacturing, Inc. 2016-04-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Jonesboro, Arizona · www.bestmanufacturinginc.com
Tubular Steel, Inc. 2015-12-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.tubularsteel.ca
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Metals USA Holdings Corp. 2013-04-15 Gerard 2014-05-19 1
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · www.metalsusa.com , United States
Bralco Metals, Inc.    - Airport Metals (Australia) Pty. Ltd. 2012-07-09 1
Garland, Texas · www.rsac.com/site/location.asp?intLocationID=21 Tullamarine, Australia · www.airportmetals.com
Precision Strip, Inc.    - Worthington Steel Vonore Tennessee Plant 2012-03-26 1
Minster,, Ohio · www.precision-strip.com , Tennessee
Metals USA Holdings Corp.    - Ohio River Metal Services, Inc. 2010-11-22 5
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · www.metalsusa.com Jeffersonville, Indiana

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Metals/Mining 16 (64%) 2.8B (100%) - -
Distribution 7 (28%) - - -
Manufacturing 2 (8%) - - -
Total 25 $2.8B - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 23 2.8B - -
  Texas 5 415M - -
  Georgia 3 1.1B - -
  Pennsylvania 2 - - -
  Ohio 2 - - -
  Illinois 2 - - -
  California 1 - - -
  Arizona 1 - - -
  Tennessee 1 - - -
  Rhode Island 1 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Florida 1 1.2B - -
  Connecticut 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 23 (92%) 2.8B (100%) - -
Cross-border 2 (8%) - - -
Total 25 $2.8B - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Moelis & Co.
 1
Legal Deals
Davis Polk & Wardwell
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $2.3B
$100M to $1B 1 $415M
TOTAL $2.8B
Largest Metals USA Holdings Corp.
$1.2B (2013-04-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
24%
6 (24%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Metals/Mining

Revenue

14,806   14% 2023
17,025   21% 2022
14,093   60% 2021
8,812   20% 2020
10,974   5% 2019
11,535   19% 2018
9,721   13% 2017
8,613   8% 2016
9,351   11% 2015
10,452   14% 2014
9,223   10% 2013
8,442   2012
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

15,000

Established

1939

Public

NYSE: RS

Former Name

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

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