Cornerstone Building Brands - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Cornerstone Building Brands M&A Summary

Cornerstone Building Brands has acquired 15 companies of its own, including 11 in the last 5 years. A total of 8 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

Cornerstone Building Brands’ largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Cascade Windows for $245M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2021, when it sold Cornerstone Building Brands - Insulated Metal Panels Business to Nucor for $1.0B. Cornerstone Building Brands has acquired in 7 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include building materials (92%) and manufacturing (9%).

Cornerstone Building Brands Ownership

Who owns Cornerstone Building Brands?

Cornerstone Building Brands is owned by CD&R. It was acquired on March 7, 2022.

Is Cornerstone Building Brands PE-backed?

Yes. Cornerstone Building Brands is owned by private equity investor CD&R.

Was Cornerstone Building Brands formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Cornerstone Building Brands was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Cornerstone Building Brands Business Overview

Where is Cornerstone Building Brands headquartered?

Cornerstone Building Brands is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina.

What is Cornerstone Building Brands’ revenue?

Cornerstone Building Brands disclosed revenue of 4,617M USD for 2020 and 4,890M USD for 2019.

How many employees does Cornerstone Building Brands have?

Cornerstone Building Brands has 20,500 employees.

What sector is Cornerstone Building Brands in?

Cornerstone Building Brands is a building materials company.

When was Cornerstone Building Brands founded?

Cornerstone Building Brands was founded in 1984.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 11
  • M&A Advisors 3

Cornerstone Building Brands

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.

5020 Weston Parkway,
Cary, North Carolina 27513
United States,
(866) 419-0042
www.cornerstonebuildingbrands.com

Cornerstone Building Brands is an integrated manufacturer of metal products for the nonresidential building industry. Cornerstone Building Brands was formed in 1984 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 5 1 3 - 1 2 12
vol $594M $245M $839M
Sell (0.6/yr) # - - 2 1 - - 3
vol $1.2B $500M $1.7B
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Mueller, Inc. 2024-07-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Ballinger, Texas · www.muellerinc.com
Harvey Building Products 2024-03-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Waltham, Massachusetts · www.harveywindows.com
MAC Metal Architectural 2023-08-17 - Add-on Acquisition
Saint-Hubert, Quebec · www.macmetalarchitectural.com
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. - Coil Coatings Business 2022-04-11 500M USD Divestiture
Mount Waverley, Australia
Union Corrugating Co. 2021-11-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Fayetteville, North Carolina · www.unioncorrugating.com
Cascade Windows 2021-08-02 245M USD Add-on Acquisition
Spokane Valley, Washington · www.cascadewindows.com
NCI Group, Inc. 2021-07-27 168M USD Divestiture
Douglasville, Georgia · www.dbci.com
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. - Insulated Metal Panels Business 2021-06-07 1.0B USD Divestiture
Cary, North Carolina
Prime Window Systems LLC 2021-05-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Denver, Colorado · www.primewindowsys.com
Kleary Masonry, Inc. 2020-03-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Sacramento, California
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Building Materials 11 (92%) 694M (83%) 2 (67%) 1.2B (70%)
Manufacturing 1 (8%) 145M (17%) - -
Chemicals - - 1 (33%) 500M (30%)
Total 12 $839M 3 $1.7B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 11 839M 2 1.2B
  North Carolina 2 - 1 1.0B
  Washington 2 262M - -
  Texas 2 145M - -
  Colorado 2 187M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 245M - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  California 1 - - -
  Georgia - - 1 168M
Australia - - 1 500M
Canada 1 - - -
  Quebec 1 - - -
Domestic 11 (92%) 839M (100%) 2 (67%) 1.2B (70%)
Cross-border 1 (8%) - 1 (33%) 500M (30%)
Total 12 $839M 3 $1.7B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Rothschild Global Advisory
1
Legal Deals
Debevoise & Plimpton
2
Sullivan & Cromwell
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $822M
< $100M 1 $17M
TOTAL $839M
Largest Cascade Windows
$245M (2021-08-02)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $1.0B
$100M to $1B 2 $668M
TOTAL $1.7B
Largest Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. - Insulated Metal Panels Business
$1.0B (2021-06-07)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
42%
5 (42%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

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