Specialty Distribution
The specialty distribution sector, which operates within Houlihan Lokey’s Industrials Group, has earned a reputation for providing superior service and achieving outstanding results in M&A advisory, capital-raising, restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory services.
Our transaction quality and client work benefit from our company culture, where financial professionals are highly engaged in the execution of client projects, and from our experience as leaders in the market for more than a decade, which has given our professionals valuable exposure to a variety of situations and challenges. In 2023, our Industrials Group was ranked as the No. 1 M&A advisor for global industrials transactions under $1 billion.
| Advisor | Deals |
|---|---|
| Houlihan Lokey | 62 |
| Rothschild | 58 |
| ICBC | 49 |
| Lincoln International | 45 |
| Lazard | 42 |
Subsectors
How We Can Help
Our firm is extremely well equipped to help our clients navigate uncertainty and capitalize on opportunity. We respond quickly to challenging situations and are constantly helping clients analyze, structure, negotiate, and execute the best possible solutions from both strategic and financial perspectives.
Corporate Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Capital Markets
- Private Funds Advisory
- Board Advisory Services
Financial Restructuring
- Company Advisory
- Creditor Advisory
Financial and Valuation Advisory
- Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory
- Transaction Opinions
- Corporate Valuation Advisory Services
- Transaction Advisory Services
- Real Estate Valuation and Advisory
- Dispute Resolution Consulting
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Selected Transactions
Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Refrigeration Sales Corp., a portfolio company of Rotunda Capital Partners, has been acquired by The Master Group, a portfolio company of Novacap. This transaction closed on February 28, 2023.
Refrigeration Sales Corp. (RSC) is a premier distributor of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration parts, supplies, and equipment. The company is headquartered in Valley View, Ohio, and operates out of 10 locations in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
The Master Group is Canada’s largest, and one of North America’s leading, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industry distributors. The company has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies since 2010, and serves the industry from 74 branches and five distribution centers across Canada and the United States.
Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financial advisor to RSC and Rotunda and assisted in initiating, structuring, and negotiating the transaction on their behalf.
