Table of Contents
Company Snapshot 2
Table of Contents 5
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Company Overview 9
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Overview and Key Facts 9
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Overview 9
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Key Facts 9
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Key Employees 11
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Key Employee Biographies 12
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Major Products and Services 17
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Company History 19
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Management Statement 23
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Locations and Subsidiaries 26
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Key Competitors 27
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Company Analysis 28
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Business Description 28
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: SWOT Analysis 30
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: SWOT Overview 30
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Strengths 30
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Weaknesses 31
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Opportunities 31
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Threats 32
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Corporate Financial Deals Activity 34
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Financial Deals Overview 34
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Targets and Partners 35
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Top Deals 2014 – 2018YTD* 36
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Advisors 37
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Top Legal Advisors 37
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Top Financial Advisors 37
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Mergers and Acquisitions 38
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Capital Raising 39
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Divestments 40
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Recent Developments 41
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: News and Events Summary 41
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Business Expansion 43
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Corporate Governance 44
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Corporate Social Responsibility 45
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Financial Performance 45
W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Strategy and Operations 47
Appendix 48
Contact Us 48
Methodology 48
About MarketLine 49

List of Tables
Table 1: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Key Facts
Table 2: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Key Employees
Table 3: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Company History
Table 4: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Locations and Subsidiaries
Table 5: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Key Competitors
Table 6: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Deal Activity by Deal Type - Volume (2014 - YTD*2018)
Table 7: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: M&A Average Deal Size - Value (US$m)
Table 8: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Targets and Partners
Table 9: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Top Deals 2014 - 2018YTD*
Table 10: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Legal Advisor Ranking by Value (US$m)
Table 11: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Financial Advisor Ranking by Value (US$m)
Table 12: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: M&A Volume and Value Trend (2014 - YTD*2018)
Table 13: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: M&A Activity by Geography (2014 - YTD*2018)
Table 14: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Capital Raising Volume and Value Trend (2014 - YTD*2018)
Table 15: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Capital Raising by Deal Type (2014 - YTD*2018)
Table 16: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Divestments Volume and Value Trend (2014 - YTD*2018)
Table 17: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Divestments by Geography (2014 - YTD*2018)
Table 18: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: News and Events Summary
Table 19: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Business Expansion
Table 20: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Corporate Governance
Table 21: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Corporate Social Responsibility
Table 22: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Financial Performance
Table 23: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Strategy and Operations

List of Figures
Figure 1: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Deal Activity by Deal Type - Volume (2014 - YTD*2018)
Figure 2: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: M&A Average Deal Size - Value (US$m)
Figure 3: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: M&A Volume and Value Trend (2014 - YTD*2018)
Figure 4: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: M&A Activity by Geography (2014 - YTD*2018)
Figure 5: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Capital Raising Volume and Value Trend (2014 - YTD*2018)
Figure 6: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Capital Raising by Deal Type (2014 - YTD*2018)
Figure 7: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Divestments Volume and Value Trend (2014 - YTD*2018)
Figure 8: W.W. Grainger, Inc.: Divestments by Geography (2014 - YTD*2018)