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Founded in 1941, MSC Industrial Direct originally manufactured and sold cutting tools to metalworking shops in New York. Through a series of acquisitions and organic expansions, MSC has grown into an industrial distribution powerhouse with a focus on specialized metalworking products and services. The firm also distributes a wide breadth of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies. MSC primarily operates within North America where it derives over 95% of its revenue.
AllianceBernstein provides investment management services to institutional (41% of assets under management), retail (42%), and private (17%) clients through products that includes mutual funds, hedge funds, and separately managed accounts. At the end of June 2025, the company had $829 billion in managed assets, composed primarily of fixed-income (37% of AUM) and equity (41%) strategies, with other investments (made up of asset allocation services and certain other alternative investments) accounting for the remainder.