LONDON: RS Group, the high-service global product and service solutions provider for industrial customers, announced the acquisition of BPX Group, a UK and Ireland-based specialist distributor of industrial automation and control (A&C) products, for an Enterprise Value (cash-free debt-free) of £27m and a deferred earn-out of up to £3m, payable subject to achievement of agreed FY 2026 EBITDA performance targets.
The consideration represents an acquisition multiple of around 10x reported EBIT on a 12-month basis to 31 October 2025.
BPX Group, founded more than 50 years ago, specialises in supporting industrial customers with technical automation and control solutions in UK and Ireland. BPX stocks, supports, and supplies automation and control components, devices and solutions for many of the world’s leading electrical, electronic and pneumatic manufacturers to over 6,000 active customers.
The acquisition complements RS Group’s strengths in automation and control – which accounts for more than 40% of Group revenue – and enhances our technical capabilities and high-service focus. It also expands our relationship with key suppliers. Under RS ownership, we see the opportunity for BPX to accelerate revenue growth through offering enhanced product and capability to complementary customers and optimising combined costs over the medium term.