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    Electrical distributors and manufacturers have a long history of ongoing consolidation and reps are catching merger-mania as well. Keep up on who owns whom today and where tomorrow's consolidation is likely to appear.

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    Sonepar Enters Agreement to Acquire Summit Electric

    Sept. 4, 2024
    Summit Electric & Sonepar execs (left-right): Bob Kalkowski, Senior VP Vendor Relations, Sonepar USA; Kris Prebola, VP-Mergers and Acquisitions, Sonepar USA; Darin Patrizi, Chief...
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    Kohler Energy Rebrands as Rehlko

    Sept. 24, 2024
    Majority owner of the newly named Rehlko business, the global investment firm Platinum Equity, has more than $48 billion of assets under management and a portfolio of approximately...
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    Cape Electrical Supply/Graybar Buys Power Supply

    Sept. 5, 2024
    Founded in 1999, Power Supply Co. is a utility distributor based in Chattanooga, TN. The company serves customers in Tennessee, as well as in portions of Georgia and Alabama.
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    Kichler Lighting Joins Progress Lighting in Kingswood's Portfolio

    Sept. 3, 2024
    Kingswood Capital Management, a private investment firm based in Los Angeles, also owns residental brands such Behr pain and Delta faucets.
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    Yanow Acquires Robert H. Schaub & Associates

    Aug. 23, 2024
    Robert H. Schaub & Associates served the upstate New York market for over 40 years, representing companies such as Atkore’s Cope, Calbrite, Calbond and Unistrut UNISTRUT brands...

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    Quanta Buys Cupertino Electric in Blockbuster Contractor Deal for $1.54 Billion

    July 19, 2024
    Cupertino is widely respected for the business it has built in data center work and mainstream commercial and industrial construction while Quanta has become a powerhouse in utility...
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    Mayer/Rexel USA  to buy Southeastern Florida’s Electrical Supplies 

    July 11, 2024
    This acquisition expands Mayer’s footprint into the growing Miami-Dade market.
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    Sonepar Buys Ontario's Robertson Electric Wholesale

    July 9, 2024
    Robertson is a large Canadian distributor with 19 branches and more than 400 associates.
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    Canada’s EECOL Acquires Toronto-Based Independent Electric Supply

    July 3, 2024
    The 40-employee Independent Electric Supply, a member of Affiliated Distributors, has been serving customers in the Toronto area market since 1921.