The Home Depot - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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The Home Depot M&A Summary

The Home Depot has acquired 26 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 15 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

The Home Depot’s largest acquisition to date was in 2024, when it acquired SRS Distribution for $18.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2007, when it sold HD Supply Holdings to Bain Capital Private Equity for $8.5B. The Home Depot has acquired in 8 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include distribution (48%) and building materials (11%).

The Home Depot Business Overview

Where is The Home Depot headquartered?

The Home Depot is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

What is The Home Depot’s revenue?

The Home Depot disclosed revenue of 157,403M USD for 2023 and 151,157M USD for 2022.

How many employees does The Home Depot have?

The Home Depot has 475,000 employees.

What sector is The Home Depot in?

The Home Depot is a retail company.

When was The Home Depot founded?

The Home Depot was founded in 1978.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity20
    • M&A Buy Activity19
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18
  • M&A Advisors 7

The Home Depot

The Home Depot, Inc.

2455 Paces Ferry Road,
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
United States,
(770) 433-8211
www.homedepot.com

The Home Depot is a home improvement retailer. Home Depot operates more than 2,000 stores and home improvement centers across North America. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 16 1 - - 1 1 19
vol $6.8B $8.0B $18.3B $33.1B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $8.5B $8.5B
  21

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
SRS Distribution, Inc. 2024-03-28 18.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
McKinney, Texas · www.srsdistribution.com
International Designs Group LLC 2023-11-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Decatur, Georgia · www.internationaldesignsgroup.com
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. 2020-11-16 8.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Atlanta, Georgia · www.hdsupply.com
The Company Store LLC 2017-12-21 - Add-on Acquisition
Weehawke, New Jersey · www.thecompanystore.com
Compact Power Equipment Centers LLC 2017-07-06 265M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fort Mill, South Carolina · www.cpiequipment.com
Interline Brands, Inc. 2015-07-22 1.6B USD Add-on Acquisition
Jacksonville, Florida · www.interlinebrands.com
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. - Hardware Solutions Business Unit 2014-12-02 - Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
Blinds.com 2014-01-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.blinds.com
BlackLocus, Inc. 2012-12-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.blacklocus.com
US Home Systems, Inc. 2012-08-07 95M USD Add-on Acquisition
Irving, Texas · www.ushomesystems.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
White Cap Industries, Inc. 2004-05-01 Crimson Steel Supply LLC 2024-04-08 11
Costa Mesa, California · www.whitecap.com Tulsa, Oklahoma · www.crimsonsteelsupply.com
White Cap Industries, Inc. 2004-05-01 Form Tech Concrete Forms, Inc. 2023-07-05 10
Costa Mesa, California · www.whitecap.com Walled Lake, Michigan · www.formtechinc.com
Interline Brands, Inc. 2015-07-22 Copperfield Chimney Supply, Inc. 2019-01-03 1
Jacksonville, Florida · www.interlinebrands.com Fairfield, Iowa · www.copperfield.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Distribution 9 (50%) 33.0B (100%) 1 (50%) 8.5B (100%)
Building Materials 2 (11%) 95M (< 1%) - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (11%) - - -
Retail 2 (11%) - - -
Business Services 1 (6%) - 1 (50%) -
E-Commerce 1 (6%) - - -
Franchising 1 (6%) - - -
Total 18 $33.1B 2 $8.5B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 19 33.1B 2 8.5B
  Georgia 5 11.5B 1 8.5B
  Texas 5 19.7B - -
  Utah 2 - 1 -
  Florida 2 1.6B - -
  California 2 - - -
  South Carolina 1 265M - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
Total 19 $33.1B 2 $8.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
4
Solomon Partners
1
BofA Securities
1
Legal Deals
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
4
King & Spalding LLP
1
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 5 $32.7B
$100M to $1B 1 $265M
< $100M 1 $95M
TOTAL $33.1B
Largest SRS Distribution, Inc.
$18.3B (2024-03-28)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $8.5B
TOTAL $8.5B
Largest HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
$8.5B (2007-08-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
42%
8 (42%)
Strategic(s)
11%
2 (11%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
100%
2 (100%)

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