# Kyocera to acquire SouthernCarlson, a US distributor of fasteners and tools

Kyocera Corporation agreed to acquire 100% ownership of SouthernCarlson, Inc., a US-based distributor of tools, fasteners, packaging, and facility supplies headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. SouthernCarlson will operate as a US-based subsidiary of Kyocera.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-05-01
- Where: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: tools, fasteners, packaging, facility supplies
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Aliaxis](https://endata.com/companies/2060.md)
- [KYOCERA Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/14971.md) (acquirer)
- [SouthernCarlson, Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/39206.md) (target)

## Sources

- [europe.kyocera.com](https://europe.kyocera.com/news/2019/05/13114111.html), 2019-05-01: "Kyocera Corporation today announced that it has concluded an agreement to acquire 100 % ownership of SouthernCarlson, Inc."
- [aliaxis.com](https://aliaxis.com/aliaxis-to-divest-its-ceramics-business-agreement-signed-with-kyocera-corporation/), 2019-05-29: "This divestment is in line with the Aliaxis’s strategy to enable growth in all its businesses by aligning with the right customers, capabilities and markets."

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