# Reliance Steel & Aluminum acquires Merfish United

Reliance Steel & Aluminum has acquired Merfish United, a master distributor of tubular building products, in one of its larger acquisitions.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-11-01
- Where: Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: tubular building products
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [One Equity Partners](https://endata.com/companies/710.md) (investor)
- [Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.](https://endata.com/companies/19763.md) (acquirer)
- [Nu-Tech Precision Metals](https://endata.com/companies/24061.md) (target)
- [Merfish United](https://endata.com/companies/56891.md) (target)
- [Admiral Metals Servicecenter](https://endata.com/companies/59679.md) (target)

## Sources

- [eurometal.net](https://eurometal.net/reliance-steel-remains-highly-focused-on-ma/), 2021-11-01: "First and foremost, [Merfish is] a really cool company. And we're glad we got to bring them to the family of companies."
- [lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com](https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=725980&p=14&view=issueViewer), 2021-11-08: "We are excited to welcome Merfish United to the Reliance Family of Companies and to broaden our focus on adjacent business opportunities beyond traditional metals service centers."
- [aist.org](https://www.aist.org/reliance-steel-aluminum-co-makes-two-acquisitions), 2021-12-14: "Admiral Metals fits within Reliance's growth strategy and disciplined methodology of acquiring companies that are immediately accretive to our earnings."
- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/12/14/2351489/0/en/reliance-steel-aluminum-co-acquires-admiral-metals-servicecenter-company-inc.html), 2021-12-14: "Admiral Metals fits within Reliance’s growth strategy and disciplined methodology of acquiring companies that are immediately accretive to our earnings."
- [modernmetals.com](https://www.modernmetals.com/16635-reliance-steel-acquires-admiral-metals.html?highlight=WyJhZG1pcmFsIiwic3RlZWwiXQ%3D%3D), 2021-12-14: "Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. announced that it has acquired Admiral Metals Servicecenter Company Inc., a distributor of non-ferrous metal products in the Northeastern United States."

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