SRS and GMS share private-equity origins, once owned by same PE firm

SRS Distribution's CEO notes both SRS and GMS originated as private-equity-owned companies, at one point owned by the same private equity firm, underscoring a long-standing shared history before the Home Depot acquisition.

“We were both private equity, in fact, owned by the same private equity firm at our earliest years.”

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