M&A Deal Summary

MSC Industrial Direct Acquires Wm. F. Hurst

On June 1, 2021, MSC Industrial Direct acquired distribution company Wm. F. Hurst

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MSC Industrial Direct’s 8th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is MSC Industrial Direct’s 8th transaction in the United States.
  • This is MSC Industrial Direct’s 1st transaction in Kansas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-06-01
Target Wm. F. Hurst
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) MSC Industrial Direct
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Wm. F. Hurst

Wichita, Kansas, United States
Wm. F. Hurst is a distributor of metalworking tools and supplies with deep expertise and customer relationships in the aerospace industry. Wm. F. Hurst is based in Wichita, Kansas.

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Buyer

MSC Industrial Direct

Melville, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1941
Sector Distribution
Employees7,131
Revenue 4.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

MSC Industrial Direct is one of the direct marketers and premier distributors of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations supplies to industrial customers throughout the United States. MSC employs sales forces and distributes over 500,000 industrial products from over 2000 suppliers to over 300,000 customers. MSC Industrial Direct was founded in 1941 and is based in Melville, New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 15
Sector (Distribution) 8 of 13
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 12
State (Kansas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 14
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-30 All Integrated Solutions

Franksville, Wisconsin, United States

All Integrated Solutions is a distributor of industrial fasteners and components, MRO supplies and assembly tools. AIS offers these products along with vendor managed inventory (VMI) services to original equipment manufacturers. All Integrated Solutions was founded in 1962 and is based in Franksville, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-03 Engman-Taylor

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States

Engman-Taylor is a distributor of metalworking tools and supplies. Engman-Taylor serves customers from two locations in Wisconsin, two in Illinois, and one in North Carolina. Engman-Taylor is based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.

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