BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIAL ACQUIRES E.F BAILEY
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, December 20, 2012
— BlackHawk Industrial Distribution, Inc. today announced the
acquisition of EF Bailey Company, a leading industrial distributor focused in the metal working industry serving the MRO
marketplace. EF Bailey, based in Seattle, Washington is the seventh acquisition of BlackHawk Industrial and follows the
acquisitions during the past 28 months of Minnesota based - Kendeco, Wisconsin based – Tool Service, Illinois based -
Sanders Tools and Supply, Oklahoma - based Duncan Industrial, Arkansas - based Rogers Industrial, and Nebraska - based
Fuchs Machinery. With the acquisition of EF Bailey, BlackHawk expands and strengthens its geographical footprint into
the Pacific Northwest Region of the U.S. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIAL ACQUIRES KENDECO TOOL CRIB
Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 12, 2012
— BlackHawk Industrial Distribution, Inc. today announced the acquisition of
Kendeco Tool Crib, a leading industrial distributor serving the MRO marketplace. Kendeco, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota
is the sixth acquisition of BlackHawk Industrial and follows the acquisitions during the past seventeen months of
Oklahoma-based Duncan Industrial, Arkansas based Rogers Industrial, Nebraska based Fuchs Machinery, Illinois based
Sanders Tools and Supply and Wisconsin based Tool Service. With the acquisition of Kendeco, BlackHawk expands and
strengthens its geographical footprint into the Central region of the U.S. Financial terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.
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BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIAL ACQUIRES 3 BUSINESSES: TOOL SERVICE, TOOL FABRICATION, FLUID SERVICES
Tulsa, Oklahoma, December 1, 2011
— BlackHawk Industrial, a leading distributor of industrial supplies, today
announced the acquisition of three businesses: Tool Service Corporation, Tool Fabrication Corporation and Fluid Services
Corporation. Tool Service, and its related companies, represents the fifth acquisition of strong local industrial distributors
by BlackHawk Industrial and follows the recent acquisitions of Oklahoma-based Duncan Industrial, Arkansas-based Rogers Industrial,
Nebraska-based Fuchs Machinery and Illinois-based Sanders Tools and Supplies. With this most recent acquisition,
BlackHawk adds five additional branch locations and deepens its geographical footprint into the Central region of the U.S.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIAL ACQUIRES SANDERS TOOL SUPPLY
Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 16, 2011
— BlackHawk Industrial Distribution, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Sanders Tool Supply,
a leading industrial distributor serving the MRO marketplace. Sanders Tool Supply, based in Peoria, Illinois,
is the fourth acquisition of BlackHawk Industrial and follows the recent acquisitions of Oklahoma-based Duncan
Industrial Solutions, Arkansas based Rogers Industrial, and Nebraska based Fuchs Machinery. With the acquisition
of Sanders Tool Supply, BlackHawk expands its geographical footprint into the Central region of the U.S.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIAL ACQUIRES FUCHS MACHINERY
Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 6, 2011
— BlackHawk Industrial Distribution, Inc. today announced the acquisition of Fuchs Machinery, Inc.,
a leading industrial distributor serving the MRO marketplace. Based in Omaha, Nebraska, Fuchs Machinery is
the third acquisition of BlackHawk Industrial and follows the recent acquisitions of Oklahoma-based Duncan
Industrial Solutions and Arkansas-based Rogers Industrial. With the Fuchs Machinery acquisition, BlackHawk
expands its geographical footprint into the Midwest and Northern Rockies regions of the U.S with new locations
in Omaha and Denver. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION WELCOMES PARKER L. STRICKLAND AS CFO
Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 11, 2011
— BlackHawk Industrial Distribution today announced the
addition of Parker L. Strickland as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Strickland will assume responsibility
and oversight of all accounting, finance, treasury, and legal activities of BlackHawk Industrial. Mr.
Strickland will be instrumental in centralizing the accounting, finance, treasury and legal functions of
all BlackHawk companies.
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BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION ACQUIRES ROGERS INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY
Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 6, 2011
— BlackHawk Industrial Distribution today announced the acquisition of Rogers
Industrial Supply, a leading industrial distributor serving the MRO marketplace. BlackHawk Industrial was formed in 2010
by Bill Scheller, former CEO and President of ORS Nasco, Inc., and Brazos Private Equity Partners, LLC, a leading Dallas-based
private investment firm, to pursue an active buy and build strategy of industrial based distributors. Financial terms of
the transaction were not disclosed.
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BILL SCHELLER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRAZOS PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS
ACQUIRE DUNCAN INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
Dallas, Texas, October 4, 2010
— Bill Scheller, a long-time industrial distribution executive, and Brazos Private Equity Partners, LLC, a leading
Dallas-based private investment firm, today announced the acquisition of Duncan Industrial Solutions Inc., a industrial
distributor focused on integrated supply solutions. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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BLACKHAWK INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION INC. AND BRAZOS PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS AGREES TO ACQUIRE DUNCAN INDUSTRIAL.
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BRAZOS PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS AND BILL SCHELLER SEEK TO BUILD A NEW INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION PLATFORM
Dallas, Texas, August 26, 2010
— Brazos Private Equity Partners, LLC, a leading Dallas-based private investment firm,
announced today that it will partner with Bill Scheller to build a new industrial distribution
platform called BlackHawk Industrial Distribution, Inc. Mr. Scheller, a long-time industrial
distribution executive and investor and former CEO and President of ORS Nasco, a Brazos portfolio
company, will serve as President and CEO. BlackHawk is currently looking for U.S.-based distributors
participating in the $400+ billion industrial distribution end market.
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