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E.J. Welch, the Flooring Division of Merit Distribution, Expands with the Acquisition of the Midwest Operations of Gilford-Johnson

Platform acquisitionclosedannounced Oct 6, 2020closed Oct 6, 2020Fact
What happened
Target
I••••••
Platform
not an add-on on record
Control
Control
Share acquired
unknown
Industry
transportation_logistics / distribution
Target location
unknown
Seller kind
unknown
Rollover
unknown
Values, only where disclosed
Enterprise value
Not disclosed
Purchase price
Not disclosed
Equity value
Not disclosed
Target revenue
Not disclosed
Target EBITDA
Not disclosed
Multiple
Not disclosed
Parties and roles
3 named
Buy side
  • B•••• W••••••Deal partnerconfirmed
    “B•••• W••••••, Principal at C••••• R••• Capital Partners, commented, “The Merit team continues to enter new product categories and reinforce their hold in key geographies.”
  • C••••• R••• C•••••• P•••••••• L•Sponsorconfirmed
    “C••••• R••• Capital Partners’ E.J. Welch, a division of the Merit Distribution Group (“Merit”), has acquired the I••••••, Western Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio territories of Gilford-Johnson Flooring (“Gilford-Johnson”). | published on C••••• R••• Capital Partners's own news page www.centerrockcp.co”
Side not stated
  • I••••••Targetconfirmed
    “C••••• R••• Capital Partners’ E.J. Welch, a division of the Merit Distribution Group (“Merit”), has acquired the I••••••, Western Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio territories of Gilford-Johnson Flooring (“Gilford-Johnson”).”
Evidence
“C••••• R••• Capital Partners’ E.J. Welch, a division of the Merit Distribution Group (“Merit”), has acquired the I••••••, Western Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio territories of Gilford-Johnson Flooring (“Gilford-Johnson”).”
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