M&A Deal Summary

SunSource Acquires The United Distribution Group

On July 18, 2018, SunSource acquired distribution company The United Distribution Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SunSource’s 3rd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is SunSource’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is SunSource’s 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-07-18
Target The United Distribution Group
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) SunSource
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) BKD (Financial)
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (Legal)

Target

The United Distribution Group

Bristol, Tennessee, United States
The United Distribution Group, Inc. is a distributor of specific and general line products, custom hose fabrication and factory-authorized repair and maintenance services to energy-related and industrial markets, including: oil & gas, mining, power generation, petro-chemical, agriculture, marine and various other related industries.

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Buyer

SunSource

Addison, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

SunSource is a value-added distributor of fluid power and motion control technologies in North America. As a technically-focused distributor, SunSource serves as an extension of its customers' design and engineering teams and its suppliers' sales forces, delivering innovative solutions that lower total costs and streamline supply chains. The Company operates through four highly focused strategic business units that provide tailored solutions for the unique needs of its Industrial, Mobile, Service & Repair and Process Solutions customers. SunSource was founded in 2001 and is based in Addison, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Distribution M&A 3 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: Tennessee M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
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Burbank, California, United States

Ryan Herco Flow Solutions, Inc. is a distributor of corrosion-resistant fluid handling, filtration and flow control products in the United States with a growing presence in Asia. Ryan Herco Flow Solutions was founded in 1948 and is based in Burbank, California.

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