ORS Nasco Acquires AD Member Supply and Alliance Distribution Partners

ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ORS Nasco, LLC (“ORS”), a leading wholesaler of industrial MRO products and a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, L.P. (“Wynnchurch”), today announced the acquisitions of assets associated with AD Industries, Inc. (“AD Member Supply”) and Alliance Distribution Partners, LLC (“Alliance”).

AD Member Supply is a wholesaler primarily selling bearings and power transmission products, offering both branded and private label solutions. Alliance is a wholesaler serving the industrial and welding markets, with a broad product offering across multiple industrial categories.

“AD Member Supply and Alliance are highly complementary additions to the ORS platform,” said Kevin Short, CEO of ORS Nasco. “Both businesses expand our product breadth and supplier relationships, while enhancing our ability to deliver value-added solutions to our distributor customers. Together, these acquisitions deepen ORS Nasco’s power transmission and welding capabilities and increase density across key U.S. industrial markets. We look forward to partnering with their teams to drive continued growth.”

“These acquisitions represent another important step in ORS Nasco’s strategic growth plan,” said Greg Gleason, Managing Partner of Wynnchurch. “AD Member Supply and Alliance strengthen ORS’s position as a leading MRO wholesaler and further enhance ORS’s scale, capabilities, and end-market exposure. We are excited to support ORS as it continues to execute on its acquisition strategy.”

Since Wynnchurch’s acquisition of ORS in August 2024, ORS has completed four acquisitions.

Foley & Lardner LLP acted as legal advisor to ORS Nasco and Wynnchurch.

About ORS Nasco:
ORS Nasco is a leading wholesaler of industrial MRO products serving customers across the U.S., Canada and the Middle East with approximately 190,000 SKUs sourced from over 250 OEMs. The Company operates 13 distribution locations and services distributors focused on industrial end markets. For more information, please visit: www​.orsnasco​.com.

About AD Member Supply:
AD Member Supply, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a wholesaler primarily focused on bearings and power transmission products, offering both branded and private label solutions. For more information, please visit: www.adhq.com/ad-member-supply.

About Alliance Distribution Partners:
Alliance Distribution Partners is a wholesaler serving the industrial and welding markets, headquartered in Hendersonville, Tennessee with a warehouse located in Franklin, Kentucky. Alliance offers over 300,000 products from 200 different brands across welding, safety, plumbing, janitorial, chemicals, and abrasive product categories. Alliance also operates a segment of its business that supplies Duracell batteries to retail outlets. For more information, please visit: www.alliancemro.com.

About Wynnchurch Capital:
Wynnchurch Capital, L.P., headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois, with an affiliate in Canada, was founded in 1999 and is a leading middle-market private equity investment firm. Wynnchurch’s strategy is to partner with middle-market companies in the United States and Canada that possess the potential for substantial growth and profit improvement.

Wynnchurch manages a number of private equity funds with $8.6 billion of regulatory assets under management and specializes in recapitalizations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings. Recently, Wynnchurch signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arcosa Marine Products, a leading manufacturer of hopper barges, tank barges, fiberglass covers, and marine components. Other recent investments include: Charter Industries, a leading provider of edgebanding and complementary products; Astro Shapes, a leading manufacturer of custom aluminum extrusions; and Principal Industries, a leading provider of LED components and engineered assemblies. For more information, please visit: www​.wyn​nchurch​.com or follow us on LinkedIn.