About the company
Company: Koda Distribution Group
Industries: Distribution & Logistics, Industrial
Description: Koda Distribution Group (“KDG”) is one of the largest independent specialty chemical distributor in the United States. The Company provides a broad portfolio of specialty chemical lines alongside value-added services such as formulation, blending, and packaging, selling nationally to a diversified customer base.
Location: Garland, TX
Transaction details
THE SITUATION
- After successfully executing multiple growth initiatives over time, including add-on acquisitions, geographic and product line expansion, and end-market diversification, ownership sought additional capital to pursue further opportunities and sought to explore strategic alternatives.
SMC’s CUSTOMIZED SOLUTION
- SMC positioned KDG’s investment story around its scaled national platform, breadth of specialty chemical lines, and differentiated technical support and value-added services, reinforcing why the Company was well-structured for continued growth.
SMC ran a highly competitive process and leveraged strategic interest to maximize outcome quality, ensuring the selected path addressed both economic and non-economic priorities and enabled an efficient close.
