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Transactions / A&B Welding Supply Co. Inc.
A-OX Welding Supply and A&B Welding Supply Join Meritus
Add-on acquisitionannouncedadd-onannounced Mar 12, 2024Fact
What happened
- Platform
- Meritus Gas Partnersadd-on basis: Founded in December 2020, Meritus is a portfolio company of AEA Investors Small Business Private Equity.
- Control
- Control
- Share acquired
- unknown
- Industry
- unknown
- 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
4 named
Buy side
- “Founded in December 2020, Meritus is a portfolio company of AEA Investors Small Business Private Equity.”
- “Founded in December 2020, Meritus is a portfolio company of AEA Investors Small Business Private Equity.”
Sell side
- “A-OX and A&B have been owned by the Elliott family since their inception and operated as separate businesses.”
Side not stated
- “Meritus Gas Partners (“Meritus”) announced today that it entered into a partnership with A-OX Welding Supply Co. Inc. (“A-OX”), headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD and A&B Welding Supply Co. Inc. (“A&B”), headquartered in Rapid City, SD.”
Evidence
“Meritus Gas Partners (“Meritus”) announced today that it entered into a partnership with A-OX Welding Supply Co. Inc. (“A-OX”), headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD and A&B Welding Supply Co. Inc. (“A&B”), headquartered in Rapid City, SD.”
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