M&A Deal Summary

GMS Acquires Grabber Construction Products - Hawaiian Business

On February 2, 2017, GMS acquired distribution company Grabber Construction Products - Hawaiian Business from Grabber Construction Products

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GMS’s 16th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is GMS’s 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GMS’s 1st transaction in Hawaii.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-02-02
Target Grabber Construction Products - Hawaiian Business
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) GMS
Sellers(s) Grabber Construction Products
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Grabber Construction Products - Hawaiian Business

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Grabber Construction Products, Inc. - Hawaiian Business is a distributor of fasteners and drywall related products, including USG ceilings throughout Hawaii.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GMS

Tucker, Georgia, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Distribution
Employees5,308
Revenue 4.6B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

GMS is an independent distributor of drywall, acoustical and other specialty building materials in the United States. GMS was founded in 1971 and is based in Tucker, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 30
Sector (Distribution) 16 of 22
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
State (Hawaii) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 17 of 27
Year (2017) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-01 Ryan Building Materials

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Ryan Building Materials, Inc. is a premiere distributors of interior building materials in southeastern Michigan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-02 ASI Building Products

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

ASI Building Products LLC is a provider of ceilings and other quality building products serving the Eastern Michigan market through three locations: Saginaw, Southfield and Detroit. ASI distributes interior building products for residential and commercial projects of all sizes.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Grabber Construction Products

Highland, Utah, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

GRABBER Construction Products, Inc. is an international distributor and manufacturer of premium fasteners and fastening systems for wood, metal, and drywall applications in the commercial and residential construction markets. Grabber Construction Products was established in 1967 and is based in Highland, Utah.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Hawaii) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
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