Odyssey Investment Partners Acquires Painters Supply and Equipment
NEW YORK — Odyssey Investment Partners (Odyssey) announced that it has acquired Painters Supply & Equipment Co. (PSE), a leading specialty distributor of paint, coatings and related consumables serving the automotive refinish, commercial and diversified industrial markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
PSE provides more than 8,000 customers with a variety of specialty coatings and services spanning industries and applications, including collision, commercial, industrial, architectural and aerospace. As the reportedly largest PPG Platinum distributor in the United States, it is an integral part of the auto refinish supply chain, with key vendor relationships built over multiple decades. PSE has grown substantially in recent years, supported by 10 acquisitions since 2017 and significant operational investments in talent and technology.