# Bunzl agrees to buy US safety distributor MCR Safety

Bunzl agreed to acquire MCR Safety, a US distributor of largely own-brand personal protection equipment and safety products, in a deal expected to complete at the end of August 2020. Aggregate revenue of the businesses being acquired in 2019 was US$248 million.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-08-24
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: personal protection equipment, safety products

## Companies

- [Bunzl](https://endata.com/companies/3184.md) (acquirer)
- [MCR Safety](https://endata.com/companies/6934.md) (target)

## Sources

- [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/bunzl-posts-higher-h1-results-agrees-to-buy-mcr-safety-abco-kovex-2020-08-24), 2020-08-24: "The company said it agreed to acquire a US based safety business and a flexible packaging distributor in Ireland."

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