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WILsquare Capital's Automotive Color & Supply Acquires Ohio Paint Supply in Midwest Distribution Expansion

7/3/2026

Automotive Color & Supply, a portfolio company of St.

Louis-based lower-middle market private equity firm WILsquare Capital, has completed the acquisition of Ohio Paint Supply, a distributor of automotive and industrial paint.

The deal, announced July 1, 2026, adds an Ohio operation to ACS's footprint and marks another bolt-on move by a lower-middle market sponsor pursuing scale through regional consolidation in a fragmented distribution sector.

The Transaction: Adding an Ohio Distributor Ohio Paint Supply distributes automotive and industrial paint, making it a natural adjacency for Automotive Color & Supply's existing business.

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