M&A Deal Summary

Graybar Electric Company Acquires AVAD Industrial Sales

On July 7, 2010, Graybar Electric Company acquired distribution company AVAD Industrial Sales

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Graybar Electric Company’s 4th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Graybar Electric Company’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Graybar Electric Company’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-07-07
Target AVAD Industrial Sales
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Graybar Electric Company
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

AVAD Industrial Sales

Val Caron, Ontario, Canada
AVAD Industrial Sales, Inc. provides value added solutions for the Automation, Control, Power Distribution and Energy Monitoring markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Graybar Electric Company

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 1869
Sector Electrical Equipment
Employees8,250
DESCRIPTION
Graybar Electric's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.
Graybar Electric's corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.

Graybar Electric Company, Inc. is a producer of high quality electrical, communications and data networking products, and specializes in related supply chain management and logistics services. Graybar Electric was formed in 1869 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 13
Sector: Distribution M&A 4 of 10
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 13
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 1
Country: Canada M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-09-01 Splane Electric Supply Co.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Splane Electric Supply Co. is an electrical distributor.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-24 Advantage Industrial Automation

Duluth, Georgia, United States

Advantage Industrial Automation, Inc. is a provider of control and automation solutions to industrial users, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system integrators.

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