M&A Deal Summary

Essendant Acquires Liberty Bell Equipment

On October 31, 2014, Essendant acquired distribution company Liberty Bell Equipment

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Essendant’s 5th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Essendant’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Essendant’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-10-31
Target Liberty Bell Equipment
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Essendant
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Liberty Bell Equipment

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Liberty Bell Equipment Corp. (MEDCO) is a wholesaler of automotive aftermarket tools and supplies. MEDCO is North America's largest combined Paint, Body and Equipment (PBE) and Tool & Equipment wholesaler in the automotive aftermarket. With over 50,000 products from more than 350 manufacturers, MEDCO serves traditional distributors, retailers and mobile tool dealers through nine distribution centers across the US and three distribution centers in Canada.

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Buyer

Essendant

Deerfield, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Distribution
Employees6,400
Revenue 5.0B USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION
Essendant's corporate headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois.
Essendant's corporate headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois.

Essendant is a national wholesale distributor of workplace items including traditional office products and office furniture, janitorial, sanitation and breakroom supplies, technology products, industrial supplies, and automotive aftermarket tools and equipment. Essendant was founded in 1922 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (Distribution) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 7
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 8
Year (2014) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-19 CPO Commerce

Pasadena, California, United States

CPO Commerce is an e-commerce company operating in the home improvement industry. The Company is a multi channel merchant, offering a complete array of direct marketing services to manufacturers. CPO partners with manufacturers of leading brands to market their new, reconditioned, and discontinued products through co-branded online outlet stores.

Buy $30M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-03 Nestor Sales

Largo, Florida, United States

Nestor Sales is a wholesaler and distributor of tools, equipment and supplies to the transportation industry.

Buy $39M
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