M&A Deal Summary

GHC Specialty Brands Acquires Rand Material Handling Equipment

On March 1, 2006, GHC Specialty Brands acquired distribution company Rand Material Handling Equipment for 16M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GHC Specialty Brands’ 2nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is GHC Specialty Brands’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GHC Specialty Brands’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is GHC Specialty Brands’ 1st transaction in Rhode Island.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-03-01
Target Rand Material Handling Equipment
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) GHC Specialty Brands
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 16M USD

Target

Rand Material Handling Equipment

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
Rand Material Handling Equipment Co., Inc. Rand is a national catalog distributor of warehouse, storage and packaging supplies, part of the $80 billion material handling market.Founded in 1972, Rand is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and operates a successful catalog direct marketing model.

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Buyer

GHC Specialty Brands

Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

LSS provides distribution of safety and other products to more than 800,000 customers in North America. It reaches them through a variety of branded catalogs, flyers and Web sites targeted to specific niche markets. Customers represent all sizes and a range of sectors, including manufacturing, government and agriculture.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector (Distribution) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 7
State (Rhode Island) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 7
Year (2006) 2 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-31 Rand Materials Handling Equipment

Janesville, Wisconsin, United States

Rand Materials Handling Equipment Co. is a national catalog distributor of warehouse, storage and packaging supplies. Rand is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and operates a successful catalog direct marketing model.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-15 Construction Book Express

Hauppauge, New York, United States

Construction Book Express, Inc., founded in 1998,at Hauppauge, New York. Provides tools, instruments, and reference materials, standards, videos, software, and training materials

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