M&A Deal Summary

Ecolab Acquires Metro Appliance Service

On December 9, 1999, Ecolab acquired consumer services company Metro Appliance Service

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ecolab’s 2nd transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Ecolab’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ecolab’s 2nd transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1999-12-09
Target Metro Appliance Service
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Ecolab
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Metro Appliance Service

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Metro Appliance Service, Inc. a provider of commercial kitchen equipment parts and repair services in the Upper Midwest.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ecolab

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1923
Sector Environmental
Employees48,000
Revenue 15.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Ecolab's corporate headquarters in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.
Ecolab's corporate headquarters in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

Ecolab is a provider of water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services. The Company serves businesses in the foodservice, food processing, hospitality, healthcare, industrial, and oil and gas markets. Ecolab was founded in 1923 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 53
Sector (Consumer Services) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 41
State (Minnesota) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 6 of 31
Year (1999) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-01-12 Blue Coral

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Blue Coral, Inc. is a marketer of a broad line of branded vehicle cleaning, appearance and specialty products to the commercial vehicle wash industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-02-23 Southwest Sanitary Distributing

Carrolton, Texas, United States

Southwest Sanitary Distributing Co. a provider of cleaning and sanitizing products to the quick service (fast food) restaurant industry.

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