M&A Deal Summary

WESCO Acquires Communications Supply

On November 1, 2006, WESCO acquired distribution company Communications Supply from Harvest Partners Private Equity for 525M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is WESCO’s 3rd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is WESCO’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is WESCO’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is WESCO’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-11-01
Target Communications Supply
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) WESCO
Sellers(s) Harvest Partners Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 525M USD

Target

Communications Supply

Carol Stream, Illinois, United States
Communications Supply Corporation is a value-added, nationwide distributor of cabling, connectivity and ancillary products needed for the construction and maintenance of advanced voice, data and video networks, security, fire, life safety and a multitude of other low voltage infrastructure applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

WESCO

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1922
Sector Distribution
Employees20,000
Revenue 22.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
WESCO's corporate headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
WESCO's corporate headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

WESCO is a distributor of electrical, data communications, general maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) and electrical OEM products. WESCO was founded in 1922 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 28
Sector (Distribution) 3 of 22
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 25
State (Illinois) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 4 of 22
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-17 Carlton-Bates

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Carlton-Bates Co., Inc. is a distributor of automation controls and electronic and electromechanical products.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-01 J-Mark

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

J-Mark, Inc. is a distributor of interior products and components to the manufactured housing industry.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Harvest Partners Private Equity

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Harvest Partners is a private equity firm that targets buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market public and private companies. Harvest Partners looks to invest in profitable ($30 to $300 million of EBITDA) consumer products/retail, manufacturing, marketing, building products, industrial, specialty services, and value-added distribution companies valued between $100 and $600 million. The Firm prefers opportunities headquartered in North America. Harvest Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 30
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 27
Year (2006) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-28 Encanto Restaurants

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Encanto Restaurants is the sole franchisee in Puerto Rico of the highly successful Yum Brands concepts including KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W All American Food.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Aquilex

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Aquilex Corp. is a provider of critical maintenance, repair and industrial cleaning solutions to the energy industry.

Buy -
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