Mill Point Capital announced that it completed the acquisition of Total Safety Supplies & Solutions, a distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and operations products, including safety products and personal protective equipment.
Total Safety Supplies & Solutions, also known as S&S, was acquired from Total Safety U.S. The transaction establishes S&S as a standalone platform business under Mill Point Capital’s ownership.
The acquisition represents Mill Point’s 20th corporate carve-out. Mill Point said the deal underscores its experience with complex transaction structures and its ability to separate businesses while maintaining continuity for customers, vendors, employees, and other stakeholders.
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Fairfield, California, S&S serves large end users and contractors across the utility, transportation, downstream, refining, and industrial services sectors. The company distributes more than 65,000 mission-critical products through a national network.
S&S has built long-standing customer relationships, many of which span multiple decades. The company supports highly regulated end markets where customers require reliable access to safety, PPE, MRO, and other critical products.
The company also provides technology-enabled procurement services and vendor-managed inventory solutions. Its platform includes more than 900 vendor-managed inventory solutions and more than 850 customer-site vending machines.
S&S operates 13 distribution centers and is integrated into customers’ indirect supply chains. This operating model helps customers manage product availability, procurement efficiency, and compliance-driven supply needs across complex industrial environments.
Mill Point plans to support S&S through several value creation initiatives. These include deepening the company’s presence with existing customers, adding new customers, expanding its geographic footprint, and further developing its omnichannel platform.
Mill Point Executive Partners John Posey and Jim Murphy will play key roles in the company’s next phase. They will support S&S’s go-to-market strategy, operational execution, and strategic growth alongside S&S management and Mill Point’s investment team.
For Mill Point, the acquisition aligns with its focus on control investments in lower-middle-market companies across business services, industrials, and IT services. The firm works with management teams and Executive Partners to implement strategic initiatives and operational improvements.
Baird and Moelis & Company served as financial advisors to Mill Point. McDermott Will & Schulte served as legal counsel to Mill Point.
Total Safety, the seller, is a global industrial safety solutions company headquartered in Houston. Its services include gas detection, respiratory protection, fire protection, confined space monitoring, specialized safety personnel, medical management, and EHS compliance.
KEY QUOTES:
“The entire S&S organization and I are excited to embark on the newest chapter of the S&S journey with Mill Point. The Mill Point team continues to distinguish themselves through their ability to provide thoughtful and strategic insights, demonstrate knowledge of product distribution and the end markets we serve, and commit the necessary investments to support the execution of S&S’s value creation initiatives. We look forward to a productive and successful future.”
Sean Nacey, Chief Executive Officer of Total Safety Supplies & Solutions
“S&S has built an outstanding reputation among its customers, with multi-decade relationships validating the strength of their brand and service proposition. Sean and the S&S team embody the talent and vision necessary to continue the successful trajectory of the Company. We are delighted to support them and accelerate the Company’s growth opportunities. As our 20th corporate carve-out, Mill Point is confident in our abilities to execute a complex transaction structure while maintaining the highest level of quality and service to all of S&S’s stakeholders.”
Michael Duran, Founder and Managing Partner of Mill Point Capital
