Deal Notes
Short notes on real acquisitions of owner-led US companies in our five industries: who bought whom, why buyers want businesses like these, and what each deal means for owners of similar companies. Each note is based on the companies' own announcement, linked at the end.
A cross-border logistics division acquires the trucking and warehousing businesses a father built, with the family staying on.
A Columbus logistics company adds its seventh Northwest Ohio warehouse, buying both the business and the property from a local family.
A Minnesota ESOP company brings precision machining in house, acquiring a certified aerospace and defense shop from its president.
A founder-built Northern Virginia HVAC company becomes a multi-state platform's first business in the state.
A billion-dollar domestic logistics provider adds ocean freight and customs brokerage by acquiring a Weymouth forwarder, whose CEO stays on.
Four brothers sell the frozen dessert business their parents started to the owner of Oberweis Dairy, and retire.
A national home services platform adds an established Eugene HVAC business, its first deal of three announced in two months.