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Sample buyer shortlist
The 25 most likely buyers for a Distribution business
Sample, built on 14 October 2026 data. A paid list is built for your own sector, size and region, delivered on a private page like this one and by email.
- Sample inputs
- Distribution, $5m to $25m deal value
- Comparable size
- Deals of $3m to $50m
- Adjacent sectors used
- Transportation (2 shared buyers), Consumer Products (17 shared buyers), Building Materials (11 shared buyers), Medical Products (10 shared buyers)
- Data as of
- Newest deal in the archive 2026-10-14; 11,267 recorded transactions; 889 buyers ranked for these inputs
Source: FairlyValued comparable transactions archive, 11,267 recorded deals dated 2 September 2014 to 14 October 2026 (10,150 reported deals plus 1,117 from SEC 8-K filings). As of 14 October 2026, the newest recorded deal; archive last checked 11 November 2026.
- Type:
- Strategic, based in Florida
- Deals:
- 4 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 4 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $13m to $17m
- Latest:
- 2020, Yankee Equipment Systems
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 28, size 20, recency 8, adjacent 0- Type:
- Strategic, based in Canada
- Deals:
- 4 in Distribution, 1 adjacent, 3 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $3m to $303m
- Latest:
- 2021, Novo Building Products (Building Materials)
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 28, size 15, recency 8, adjacent 2- Type:
- Strategic, based in Indiana
- Deals:
- 3 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 3 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $6m to $28m
- Latest:
- 2021, Gicon Pumps & Equipment
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 21, size 15, recency 10, adjacent 0- Type:
- Strategic, based in Canada
- Deals:
- 4 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 1 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $38m to $900m
- Latest:
- 2021, Kamps Propane
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 28, size 5, recency 10, adjacent 0- 5.
Patrick
41/100- Type:
- Strategic, based in Indiana
- Deals:
- 2 in Distribution, 6 adjacent, 4 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $1m to $74m
- Latest:
- 2018, LaSalle Bristol
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 14, size 11, recency 6, adjacent 10 - Type:
- Strategic, based in United Kingdom
- Deals:
- 4 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 2 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $1m to $9m
- Latest:
- 2017, Group HES Ltd.
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 28, size 10, recency 2, adjacent 0- Type:
- Strategic, based in Canada
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 3 adjacent, 2 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $2m to $31m
- Latest:
- 2025, Purecan
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 7, size 7, recency 18, adjacent 6- Type:
- Type not stated, head office not recorded
- Deals:
- 2 in Distribution, 1 adjacent, 0 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $2.3bn to $11.0bn (2 of 3 disclosed)
- Latest:
- 2026, TopBuild Corp. (Building Materials)
Score: sector 14, size 0, recency 20, adjacent 2- 9.
Hudson Technologies
35/100- Type:
- Strategic, based in New York
- Deals:
- 2 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 1 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $21m to $220m
- Latest:
- 2024, USA Refrigerants
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 14, size 5, recency 16, adjacent 0 - Type:
- Strategic, based in Michigan
- Deals:
- 2 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 1 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $36m to $59m
- Latest:
- 2023, Ault
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 14, size 5, recency 16, adjacent 0- Type:
- Strategic, based in Texas
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 2 adjacent, 2 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $40m to $650m
- Latest:
- 2025, Dusk Acquisition Corporation
Score: sector 7, size 4, recency 20, adjacent 4- Type:
- Strategic, based in Belgium
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 1 adjacent, 2 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $25m to $34m
- Latest:
- 2025, Guinama
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 7, size 7, recency 18, adjacent 2- Type:
- Strategic, based in United Kingdom
- Deals:
- 3 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 2 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $2m to $16m
- Latest:
- 2017, Gebroeders van Domburg B.V.
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 21, size 10, recency 2, adjacent 0- 14.
The Home Depot
32/100- Type:
- Strategic, based in Georgia
- Deals:
- 2 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 0 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $265m (1 of 2 disclosed)
- Latest:
- 2025, GMS Inc.
- Source:
- SEC filing, 2025 (GMS Inc.)
Score: sector 14, size 0, recency 18, adjacent 0 - 15.
Distribution Solutions Group
32/100- Type:
- Strategic, based in Texas
- Deals:
- 2 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 2 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $30m to $35m
- Latest:
- 2020, Partsmaster
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 14, size 10, recency 8, adjacent 0 - 16.
HF Foods Group Inc.
32/100- Type:
- Type not stated, head office not recorded
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 1 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $35m
- Latest:
- 2026, Searay Foods Inc. and Morgan Foods Inc.
Score: sector 7, size 5, recency 20, adjacent 0 - 17.
AiRWA Inc.
32/100- Type:
- Type not stated, head office not recorded
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 1 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $50m
- Latest:
- 2026, Hongkong Best Life Trade Co.
Score: sector 7, size 5, recency 20, adjacent 0 - Type:
- Strategic, based in United Kingdom
- Deals:
- 2 in Distribution, 1 adjacent, 2 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $19m to $550m
- Latest:
- 2020, Windy City Wire Cable & Technology Products LLC
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 14, size 7, recency 8, adjacent 2- Type:
- Strategic, based in Massachusetts
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 3 adjacent, 1 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $11m to $1.2bn
- Latest:
- 2026, Riverpoint Medical (Medical Products)
Score: sector 7, size 2, recency 16, adjacent 6- 20.
Capstone Holding Corp.
31/100- Type:
- Type not stated, head office not recorded
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 1 adjacent, 1 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $4m (1 of 2 disclosed)
- Latest:
- 2025, Fraser Canyon Holdings Inc.
Score: sector 7, size 2, recency 20, adjacent 2 - 21.
Friedman Industries
30/100- Type:
- Type not stated, head office not recorded
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 1 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $49m
- Latest:
- 2025, Century Metals & Supplies
Score: sector 7, size 5, recency 18, adjacent 0 - 22.
Rexel
28/100- Type:
- Strategic, based in France
- Deals:
- 2 in Distribution, 0 adjacent, 0 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $456m to $547m
- Latest:
- 2023, Wasco
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 14, size 0, recency 14, adjacent 0 - Type:
- Strategic, based in Spain
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 1 adjacent, 1 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $34m to $240m
- Latest:
- 2022, Meranus
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 7, size 5, recency 14, adjacent 2- 24.
Paranovus Entertainment Technology
28/100- Type:
- Strategic, based in New York
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 1 adjacent, 2 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $12m to $16m
- Latest:
- 2022, Hekangyuan
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 7, size 7, recency 12, adjacent 2 - Type:
- Strategic, based in Canada
- Deals:
- 1 in Distribution, 2 adjacent, 3 at your size
- Recorded deal sizes:
- $4m to $5m
- Latest:
- 2020, Nasalbinoid Natural Devices Corp. (Consumer Products)
- Source:
- no filing link in the archive for these deals
Score: sector 7, size 9, recency 8, adjacent 4
Scores, deal counts and deal sizes in every row. Source: FairlyValued comparable transactions archive, 11,267 recorded deals dated 2 September 2014 to 14 October 2026 (10,150 reported deals plus 1,117 from SEC 8-K filings). As of 14 October 2026, the newest recorded deal; archive last checked 11 November 2026.
How this list was ranked
Score version 1. Every point is a count from the recorded transactions behind FairlyValued, with no estimate and no figure filled in: where a deal size, a type or a head office is not on record, the list says so. Contact details are not part of the shortlist, sample or paid.
| Component | How it is counted | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Deals in your sector | 7 points per recorded acquisition in your sector, counting up to 5. | 35 |
| Deals at your size | 5 points per acquisition in your sector, and 2 per acquisition in an adjacent sector, whose disclosed value falls between half the bottom of your size band and double the top, up to 25. | 25 |
| Recency | 20 points if the buyer's latest acquisition in your sector falls within a year of the newest deal in the archive, 2 fewer for each further full year. If it scores more, its latest acquisition in an adjacent sector counts at half: 10 points, 1 fewer per year. | 20 |
| Adjacent sectors | 2 points per acquisition in an adjacent sector, counting up to 5. | 10 |
| Region (only if you choose one) | 10 points if the buyer is headquartered in your state or has bought a business based there; 5 if either is true of your wider US region. With no region chosen, nobody scores here and the order is unchanged. | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
- Only buyers with at least one recorded acquisition in your sector or an adjacent sector are ranked.
- Adjacent sectors, up to four: the sectors in the same broad group that share at least one buyer with yours, most shared first, then any other sector sharing at least three buyers, provided they are at least 3% of the larger sector's buyers.
- Ties go to the buyer with more deals in your sector, then the more recent last deal, then alphabetical order.
- Name variants of one buyer (Inc, Corporation, Ltd, a (PE) tag) are counted together, as on the sector pages.
- Type is the source's own label. Buyers it tags as private equity show as Private equity; buyers it lists without the tag show as Strategic, which will include the occasional financial buyer the source did not tag. Buyers known only from SEC filings carry no label and show as Type not stated.
- Based in is the state or country of the head office recorded with the buyer. Buyers known only from SEC filings have none recorded.
- Recorded deal sizes span the buyer's deals in your sector and the adjacent ones whose value was disclosed. Source links point to the SEC filing where the deal came from one; the rest of the archive carries no filing link.
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