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SunSource Holdings, Inc.

Value Not Disclosed 12/11/2017 Specialty Distribution Complete
Lead Banker: Brad Yates
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Transaction Details

  • On December 11, 2017, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) completed the acquisition of a majority stake in SunSource Holdings, Inc. (“SunSource” or “The Company”), a distributor of hydraulic and pneumatic fluid products in the U.S. and Canada
  • SunSource serves a diverse customer base which includes more than 20,000 original equipment manufacturers and end users of hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
  • The Company’s broad product portfolio of pumps, motors, valves, cylinders and components for use in mobile hydraulics and electronics, industrial hydraulics and pneumatics, automation and fluid process equipment exceeds 200,000 SKUs
  • SunSource serves equipment and manufacturers and users across a wide range of end markets, including construction, transportation, oil and gas and others
  • Stephens Inc. served as financial advisor to SunSource Holdings, Inc. in the transaction

About the company

SunSource

Headquartered in Addison, Illinois, SunSource is a value-added distributor of fluid power and motion control technologies in North America. As a technically-focused distributor, SunSource serves as an extension of its customers’ design and engineering teams and its suppliers’ sales forces, delivering innovative solutions that lower total costs and streamline supply chains. The Company operates through four highly focused strategic business units that provide solutions for the unique needs of its Industrial, Mobile, Service & Repair and Process Solutions customers. For more information, visit www.sun-source.com.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Founded in 1978, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is a private investment firm. Since inception, CD&R has managed the investment of $25 billion in 77 companies representing a broad range of industries with an aggregate transaction value of more than $100 billion. CD&R has offices in New York and London. For more information, visit www.cdr-inc.com.

Source: Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Press Release
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