M&A Deal Summary

GMS Acquires WSB Titan

On April 5, 2018, GMS acquired building materials company WSB Titan for 627M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GMS’s 4th transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is GMS’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GMS’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is GMS’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-04-05
Target WSB Titan
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) GMS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 627M USD
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP (Legal)

Target

WSB Titan

Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
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WSB Titan is a gypsum specialty dealer serving the residential, commercial, and institutional markets with key products including wallboard, insulation, lumber, roofing, steel framing, and other complementary building products.

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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 21 of 28
Sector (Building Materials) 4 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 25
State (Ontario) 1 of 2
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-05 Southwest Building Materials

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Southwest Building Materials Ltd. is a distributor of wallboard, ceilings and other interior building products serving residential and commercial projects of all sizes in the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma and Eastern New Mexico markets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-05 Commercial Builders Group

LaPlace, Louisiana, United States

Commercial Builders Group LLC is a full-service gypsum specialty dealer with a complete line of interior and exterior wall and ceiling products. CBG offers commercial and residential contractors and builders with all of their wall and ceiling needs. Commercial Builders Group LLC was founded in 2005 and is based in LaPlace, Louisiana.

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