With a current sourcing project in commercial product distribution, we reviewed consolidation trends in the industry. Examining Pitchbook data from the past three years on acquisitions of distributors by U.S.-based private equity firms, we found that transactions within the sector have steadily increased, especially in the past year and a half. Meanwhile, total transactions in other industries such as healthcare and logistics have decreased or remained flat in the same period. More importantly, add-ons represent a higher portion of private equity-backed acquisitions in distribution–more than

With a current sourcing project in commercial product distribution, we reviewed consolidation trends in the industry. Examining Pitchbook data from the past three years on acquisitions of distributors by U.S.-based private equity firms, we found that transactions within the sector have steadily increased, especially in the past year and a half. Meanwhile, total transactions in other industries such as healthcare and logistics have decreased or remained flat in the same period. More importantly, add-ons represent a higher portion of private equity-backed acquisitions in distribution–more than

With a current sourcing project in commercial product distribution, we reviewed consolidation trends in the industry. Examining Pitchbook data from the past three years on acquisitions of distributors by U.S.-based private equity firms, we found that transactions within the sector have steadily increased, especially in the past year and a half. Meanwhile, total transactions in other industries such as healthcare and logistics have decreased or remained flat in the same period. More importantly, add-ons represent a higher portion of private equity-backed acquisitions in distribution–more than