Cleary Gull Inc. is pleased to announce that Essco, a portfolio company of Cardinal Equity Partners, has been acquired by CapitalWorks, LLC. Cleary Gull acted as exclusive financial advisor to Essco in this transaction.

Essco (www.essco.net) is the nation’s leading value-added distributor of floor care products to household distributors, e-commerce retailers, and independent dealers across the United States. It provides industry-leading services to its customers and its vendors from distribution facilities located in Twinsburg, Ohio and Sparks, Nevada.