Breaking M&A Analysis•M&A and Private EquityPrysmian’s $3.8 Billion Atkore Deal Clears U.S. Antitrust. Electrical Contractors Should Watch the Supply Chain.Prysmian’s proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Atkore cleared its U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period after it expired September 14. The deal is not closed yet, but it would put cable, conduit, strut, cable management and other electrical-infrastructure products deeper inside one global supplier—and that is worth watching from the supply-house counter to the jobsite.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk•Sep 15, 2026•14 min
Breaking M&A Analysis•M&A and Private EquityWatsco’s Granite Group Deal Is $505 Million. HVAC’s Biggest Distributor Is Pushing Deeper Into Plumbing.A September 17 SEC filing disclosed the number missing from Watsco’s original announcement: $505 million for The Granite Group, an 82-location plumbing and HVAC distributor with about $500 million in annual sales. The bigger contractor story is what consolidation at the supply-house level does to inventory, technology, credit and local branch power.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk•Sep 14, 2026•14 min