# Sonepar USA to acquire Richards Electric Supply Company

Sonepar USA, the U.S. operations of French-based Sonepar Group, has agreed to acquire Richards Electric Supply Company Inc., a Cincinnati-based electrical products distributor. The deal is expected to be completed in 2021.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-12-21
- Where: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: electrical products
- Sectors: [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sonepar USA](https://endata.com/companies/36955.md) (acquirer)
- [Richards Electric Supply Company Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/59857.md) (target)

## Sources

- [local12.com](https://local12.com/news/local/family-owned-richards-electric-founded-in-1937-sold-bond-hill-cincinnati-sonepar-usa-mike-misrach-mary-wahl), 2021-12-21: "Bond Hill-based Richards Electric Supply Company Inc. will be acquired by Sonepar USA, the Charleston, S.C.-based U.S. operations of French-based electrical products distributor Sonepar Group."

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