Criteria Distribution & Wholesale
Industry Focus

We're acquiring machinery, equipment, and MRO supply distributors.

Industrial and MRO supply, fasteners and bearings, pumps, valves and fittings, cutting tools and abrasives, welding supply, and material handling distributors. If you've built an industrial supply business that keeps plants and fleets running, we'd like to talk.

Why we like industrial and MRO distribution.

When a production line stops for a bearing or a valve, the plant calls the distributor who has it on the shelf and can get it there today. Industrial distributors earn their accounts with availability, technical knowledge, and speed, and once they're managing a customer's inventory or running an on-site program, the relationship is nearly impossible to displace.

Many of the best businesses in this space add a repair, rebuild, or field service arm alongside product sales, and staff a technical inside sales team with real application knowledge. Those capabilities turn a supply relationship into an operating partnership, with the retention and margin to match.

What we're looking for

$1M+ EBITDA with consistent profitability
Vendor-managed inventory, integrated supply, or on-site programs
Repair, rebuild, or field service revenue alongside product sales
Technical inside sales team with application knowledge
Owner looking to transition in 1 to 3 years

Why we're actively pursuing this space.

MRO and industrial supply is a large, fragmented market where independents win on service and responsiveness. Vendor-managed inventory, integrated supply agreements, and service revenue create recurring, high-retention earnings, and the customer base of plants, fleets, and facilities needs product regardless of the economic cycle.

We want to partner with owners who've built a trusted industrial distributor and help it keep growing, whether by expanding service and repair capabilities, adding lines, investing in systems, or building the management team for a transition. We invest behind the technical expertise and relationships you've already built.

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