Industry
Industrials
Target Company
Stuart C. Irby Co.
Buyer/Investor
Sonepar USA

Client Description:

Founded in 1926 in Jackson, Mississippi, Irby is 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. With $400 million in sales, the company distributes more than 750,000 individual items from many of the world’s largest and most respected manufacturers from 35 branches in the south central and north east regions of the U.S.; including Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and New York. Prior to the sale, Irby had been family-owned since its establishment 79 years ago.