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Co-president of Samson Resources Company

Wholesale Distribution & Logistics

Over the past seven years, Vetus Principals have led financial advisory assignments related to more than two dozen leading wholesale distributors and logistics companies.


Selected Transaction Details*

Business & Transaction
Carve-out divestiture of Embarq Corporation's [NYSE: EQ] wholly-owned Embarq Logistics subsidiary to KGP Telecommunications, a national supplier of telecommunication products and value-added solutions.
Sale of Roden Electric, one of the largest independent distributors of electrical products in the South Central U.S., to Kendall Electric.
Sale to the world’s largest technology distributor of one of the nation's largest wholesale distributors of consumer electronics accessories with more than 30,000 retail customers nationwide.
Growth recapitalization by a leading private equity firm of the largest independent value-added distributor of fabricated rubber industrial products in North America, serving the power generation, aggregate, coal mining, steel, and general industrial end markets.
Sale of Edson Electric Supply, Inc., the premier independent wholesale distributor of electrical products in Arizona.
Purchase of a minority interest in OneSource, a leading provider of electrical parts and components as well as lighting and switchgear products to original equipment manufacturers, municipalities and utilities.
Sale of Stuart C. Irby Co., one of the largest and most widely recognized electrical products distributors in the U.S. and the dominant value-added wholesaler of electrical and related products to the utility, commercial, contractor, and industrial markets in the regions it serves.
Leading catalog and Internet retailer of Jeep, Porsche, Toyota truck and Mercedes aftermarket parts and accessories in the United States.
Leading MRO distributor of industrial supplies; also provides inventory management and related value-added services.
A player in the global MRO distribution industry, the company distributes electronic, electrical, industrial and safety products
Value-added distributor and fabricator of specialty MRO industrial supplies (e.g., safety products, industrial and hydraulic hose, conveyor belting, and gaskets).
Largest privately-owned wholesale distributor of electrical, automation, telecommunication, and power utility products in the Gulf Coast and Caribbean Rim.
Wholesale distributor of electrical products and Rockwell/Allen-Bradley automation products with locations in Puerto Rico; Trinidad, West Indies; the Dominican Republic; and Florida.
Subsidiary of The McGraw Group, Inc., a top 100 industrial distributor that specializes in the sale, rental, and repair of tools, industrial supplies, and equipment.
Leading MRO distributor of industrial supplies and security products; also provides inventory management and related value-added services.
Private-equity owned industrial distributor selling fluid power systems and components into the industrial and mobile markets.
The Rubber Products Division of Integra Integrated Procurement Systems was a value-added distributor and fabricator of specialty MRO industrial supplies (e.g., industrial and hydraulic hose, conveyor belting, and gaskets)

*Certain transactions referenced above were executed by Vetus Principals at their predecessor firm.