Cleaning Industry Timeline
Cleaning Industry Timeline
Network Distribution and Packaging Distributors of America announced the intent to combine organizations into a single, national platform.
Nilfisk Holding A/S (Nilfisk) has today entered into an announcement agreement with Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions.
Canadian janitorial and sanitation distributor Dissan Group announced Tuesday that it has acquired V-TO, a fellow Quebec jan-san supplier.
Veritiv has acquired the packaging distribution business of S. Walter Packaging Corp.
Zep announced it has been acquired by Truelink Capital Management from New Mountain Capital.
BradyPLUS and Imperial Dade jointly announced that the two companies plan to merge.
Bain Capital Private Equity, LP, Kelso & Company, L.P., Advent International, Warburg Pincus LLC, Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA), the Tillis Family, and management are among the capital partners involved in the merger.
Don-Jon, an Incline Equity Partners portfolio company, ceased operations on May 9, 2025.
Bissell has acquired Unger Enterprises. This follows other Bissell acquisitions, including Edmar, Sanitaire, and the Rug Doctor.
JanSan supplies distributor TEC Services received a private investment from investment firm Braemont Capital.
Performance Food Group Co., the parent company of AFFLINK, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Cheney Bros., Inc., pursuant to which PFG will acquire Cheney Brothers for $2.1 billion in cash.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Excell Direct, LLC
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of City Maintenance Supply.
Hospeco Brands Group’s stalking horse bid has been accepted by a Delaware bankruptcy court as the winning offer for the assets of Supply Source Enterprises, comprised of The Safety Zone and Impact Products.
Clearwater Paper Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its tissue business to Sofidel America Corporation.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Pro-Tech Sanitation.
Solenis, the specialty chemical company that focuses on water-intensive industries, acquired Aqua Chempacs.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Regional Distributors, Inc.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Canpaco, Inc. and 3G Packaging.
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Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of R.D. McMillen, Inc.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Wolfpack Packaging Inc.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Harbour Food Service Equipment.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of JAD Building Maintenance Supplies.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Brawner Paper Company.
Imperial Dade announced the definitive agreement to acquire the distribution business of Superior SANY Solutions.
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) announced its acquisition of Modern Distribution Management (MDM).
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Insight Distributing, Inc.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Wedge Supply.
Private investment company Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has completed the acquisition of Veritiv. Veritiv will now delist its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange.
BradyIFS + Envoy Solutions has acquired Sierra Packaging, Inc., a distributor serving East Texas.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Advance Shipping Supplies.
BradyIFS and Envoy Solutions completed the previously announced merger of the two organizations. The agreement, first announced in August, was pending regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. The companies are now operating as a single organization as of November 1, 2023, and Kenneth D. Sweder, previously BradyIFS’ Chairman and CEO, will serve as the Chairman and CEO of the combined enterprise.
Sysco Corporation announced it has agreed to acquire Edward Don & Company (DON), a leading distributor of foodservice equipment, supplies, and disposables based in Chicago, IL. Founded in 1921, DON generates approximately $1.3 billion in annual revenue, servicing a broad range of restaurant, food service, and other customers across the United States.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of The Janton Company and G&L Supply.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Eugene Allard Produits d’Emballage et d’Entretien.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Prime Paper & Packaging.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, has acquired Supreme Paper Supplies.
FEMSA announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements with BradyIFS to create a new platform within the facility care, foodservice disposables, and packaging distribution industries in the United States. The combined platform will bring together Envoy Solutions LLC and BradyIFS in a highly complementary combination, positioned to serve and provide value to its customers and suppliers effectively and efficiently across the country.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, acquired The Ohio & Michigan Paper Co.
Veritiv Corporation announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC (CD&R). Upon the completion of the transaction, Veritiv will become a privately held company and shares of Veritiv common stock will no longer be listed on any public markets.
An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rochester Midland Corporation.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Triple F Distributing.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Lovan Industries.
BradyIFS, a Keslo portfolio company, has acquired FPC Distribution, Inc., a foodservice, dry goods and JanSan distributor serving
Maryland and Virginia.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Columbus Paper Company, Inc.
BradyIFS, Keslo portfolio company, has acquired Southern Janitor Supply, Inc., a distributor serving the Florida market.
Diversey Holdings, Ltd. and Solenis announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Solenis will acquire Diversey in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $4.6 billion.
Imperial Dade announced the acquisition of Action Paper & Packaging, Solutions Sherby, and Servicorp Industrial Supplies. Click the company name to view the press release.
Envoy Solutions has acquired two Arizona-based companies, Accurate Chemical, and GPMI Company.
Bunzl announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a business in Germany and completed the Capital Paper in Canada
HCI portfolio company AmerCareRoyal announced today that it acquired Team Three Group marking the eighth add-on acquisition for the company.
Envoy Solutions reached an agreement to acquire Hillside, N.J.-based Mooney-General Paper Co.
Envoy Solutions has acquired Warren, Mich.-based Detroit Chemical & Paper Supply Company.
Imperial Dade, an Advent portfolio company, announced the acquisition of Focus Packaging & Supply Co.
Envoy Solutions announced today that it has acquired Santa Fe Springs, California-based Royal Paper Corp.
BradyIFS has acquired YPV Distribution, Inc., a foodservice and JanSan distributor serving the Midwest
Central National Gottesman Inc. announced it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire S.P. Richards. The agreement comes less than three years after it was taken private by Mike Maggio and Yancey Jones Sr.
Envoy Solutions announced it had acquired Flowood, Miss.-based Delta Packaging & Supply.
4M Building Solutions has announced the company has received a significant growth investment from private investment firm O2 Investment Partners.
Marcal Paper, an Atlas Holdings Company, announced today that it has acquired von Drehle Corporation.
BradyIFS announced two new acquisitions in Northern California and Maryland.
- BradyIFS acquired San Rafael, California-based Maintenance Supplies and Marketing, Inc., a JanSan, facilities maintenance, and foodservice distributor.
- BradyIFS also acquired Baltimore-based H.C. Walterhoefer & Sons, a foodservice, dry goods, and JanSan distributor serving Maryland and Virginia.
Envoy Solutions announced today that it has acquired Scranton, PA-based Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Company.
Imperial Dade, an Advent Company, announced the acquisition of Country Clean Paper Supplies.
Imperial Dade announced the acquisition of Columbus, Ohio-based Classic Solutions.
Envoy Solutions announced Friday that it has acquired certain assets of California-based Surtec Inc. Through the acquisition, Envoy Solutions advances a key strategic initiative to enhance its position as a leading janitorial service and repair distributor in the U.S.
Envoy Solutions announced today that it has acquired Bristol, Pa.-based United Packaging.
Envoy Solutions announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire seven Michigan-based companies from the Enterprises Group: KSS Enterprises, Sideline Sports, BBC Distributing, Energyst Solutions, Rapid Supply & Sales, EMack Manufacturing, and Star Flooring.
Hospeco Brands Group is acquiring ChemCor Chemical Corp. ChemCor is a leading manufacturer and distributor of specialty chemical products for the food service, healthcare, industrial and janitorial markets. With the acquisition, the formative brands of Hospeco Brands Group now include Acute Care, Adenna, ChemCor, Hospeco, High-Tech Conversions and Nilodor.
Envoy Solutions announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Tampa, Fla.– based Janitor’s Closet.
Envoy Solutions expanded its geographic footprint in the Northeast by acquiring Knight Marketing Corporation, based in Queens, NY, and H.T. Berry Company, based in Canton, MA.
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Imperial Dade today announced the acquisition of International Sales & Marketing.
Envoy Solutions announced today that it has acquired York, S.C.-based Sunbelt Packaging. Sunbelt Packaging.
BradyIFS, a leading distributor of foodservice disposables and janitorial/sanitation (“JanSan”) products, has acquired Hill & Markes, Inc., a distributor serving the state of New York and Vermont.
Envoy Solutions has expanded its packaging portfolio by acquiring packaging company Hughes Enterprises.
BradyIFS has acquired Camden Bag and Paper Company, a foodservice and JanSan distributor serving New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Envoy Solutions announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire American Paper & Supply Company, based in Carlstadt, New Jersey.
Aramsco, Inc. has acquired Retailers Supply (New Albany, Indiana). Retailers Supply is a regional distributor of janitorial supplies and equipment to customers in education, industrial, retail, entertainment, and other commercial market segments. The transaction with Retailers Supply is Aramsco’s ninth acquisition in the janitorial supplies and equipment industry over the past three years.
Bain Capital Private Equity is preparing to launch a single-asset secondary deal for its portfolio company Imperial Dade, just a week after agreeing to sell a partial stake in the company to Advent International Corp.
Imperial Dade has officially closed its previously announced acquisition of Veritiv Canada, Inc., which will now operate as IImperial Dade Canada.
Aramsco, Inc. announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Sovereign Industries, Inc. Sovereign, located in Euclid, Ohio.
Advent International announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a significant stake in Imperial Dade from Bain Capital.
Envoy Solutions announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Sigma Supply of North America, Inc. . Sigma Supply provides world-class packaging materials, packaging equipment solutions, and personalized services. Sigma Supply is Envoy Solutions twelfth acquisition to its national platform since August 2021.
ABM Industries announced that it has aquired Momentum Support, a facility services business based in Dublin, Ireland.
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC (“KBS”), announced the acquisition of Kimco Holdings, LLC, and Kimco Facility Services, LLC (“Kimco”). KBS is a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”)
Aramsco, Inc. announced the acquisition of Massachusetts-based Casey Engineered Maintenance (“Casey”). Casey is a leading regional distributor of janitorial supplies and equipment.
Aramsco’s previous acquisitions include E.A. Morris, Penn Vallery Chemical, CleanAll Supply, SafetyZone, Envirochemical, KeepClean Products, along with a number of other companies.
BradyIFS has acquired Associated Paper, Inc., a distributor serving Atlanta, central Georgia, and Alabama.
Pearlman Group, a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, LLC, announced that it has acquired CleanSource, Inc.
Golden Star of Overland Park, KS has acquired Corona, CA based Premier Mop and Broom
Envoy Solutions, FEMSA’s specialized distribution subsidiary in the United States, announced the acquisition of ATRA Janitorial Supply Company.
Veritiv Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to sell its Veritiv Canada, Inc. business to Imperial Dade, a Bain Capital portfolio company.
Envoy Solutions announced today the acquisition of Bio-Shine, Inc., based in Spotswood, New Jersey.
Jon-Don, a leading supplier of commercial supplies, equipment, consumables, and know-how to specialty contractors, has acquired USA-CLEAN
BradyIFS, a leading distributor of foodservice disposables and janitorial/sanitation (“JanSan”) products, has acquired SupplyitAll, A South Jersey Paper Company.
Envoy Solutions announced today the acquisition of General Chemical & Supply, Inc., based in Moorestown, New Jersey.
Envoy Solutions announced today the acquisition of Weiss Bros., based in Hagerstown, Maryland.
GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. announced that its U.S. subsidiary GDI Integrated Facility Services USA Inc. has concluded the acquisition of IH Services, Inc. and its affiliates effective December 31, 2021.
Imperial Dade (a Bain Capital portfolio company), acquired Hylon Koburn Chemicals, Inc.
Envoy Solutions, FEMSA’s specialized distribution subsidiary in the United States, announced the acquisition of alley Janitor Supply Company, based in Hamilton, Ohio.
Envoy Solutions, FEMSA’s specialized distribution subsidiary in the United States, announced the acquisition of Swish White River Ltd. Based in White River Junction, Vermont, Swish White River serves customers throughout New England with locations in Vermont and Connecticut.
BradyIFS, a leading distributor of foodservice disposables and janitorial & sanitation products, announced the acquisition of Janitor’s Warehouse, Inc.
Diversey Holdings, Ltd. announced it has completed the acquisition of Birko Corporation, a North American manufacturer of food safety chemical solutions for the food and beverage industry, and Chad Equipment LLC, a subsidiary of Birko Corporation, which manufactures food safety equipment for the protein industries.
Imperial Dade, a leading distributor of food service packaging and janitorial supplies, today announced the acquisition of American Paper & Twine. The transaction represents the 44th acquisition for Imperial Dade.
Envoy Solutions, FEMSA’s specialized distribution subsidiary in the United States, has reached an agreement to acquire Auburn, New York-based Johnston Paper Company. Johnston is the latest in a series of companies joining Envoy Solutions’ growing portfolio.
Envoy Solutions announced that it has acquired Next-Gen Supply Group, based in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
BradyIFS, a leading distributor of foodservice disposables and janitorial & sanitation products, has acquired Seaway Supply Company, a broad line distributor of janitorial, cleaning equipment, and facility supplies headquartered in Chicago, IL.
Diversey Holdings, Ltd. announced it has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Avmor Ltd, a Canadian-based supplier of specialist hygiene solutions for the Institutional industry.
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC (“KBS”), announced the acquisition of BRAVO! Building Services and two other related companies, BRAVO! Facility Services and BRAVO! Innovative Solutions. KBS is a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”).
Imperial Dade, (a Bain Capital portfolio company), today announced the acquisition of Nichols Paper & Supply.