Harold Levinson and Associates (HLA) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Governor’s Distributors LLC. The acquisition will add over 2,500 new accounts to HLA’s current portfolio of over 15,000 valued customers and will strengthen their mail order tobacco division.
According to Manny Balani, President of Governor’s Distributors, “having HLA take over our wholesale division will be a substantial upgrade for all of our clients. HLA has the industry’s highest in stock rate of over 99% of all tobacco products. Not to mention their buying power alone will pass along substantial savings to every customer.”
Shipping from their 500,000 square foot facility in Farmingdale, NY, HLA will be able to service retailers, wholesalers, and distributors in 48 states while complying with all regulatory and tobacco tax requirements.
According to Michael Berro, Director of Special Projects for HLA, “Both companies feel that merging the product lines and long standing relationships will be a huge benefit to our vendor partners and valued customers. We look forward to being able to offer even better service, more items and stronger promotions to all HLA and Governor’s customers.
By July 18
th, all orders will be shipped out of the HLA’s facility in Farmingdale, NY.”
Mr. Balani will continue to assist in the transition process while bringing over new accounts to the HLA team. Terms of the deal between the two companies are not being disclosed.
