CRH Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Building MaterialsCompany

CRH has acquired 26 companies, including 3 in the last 5 years. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 8 assets.

CRH’s largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired Ash Grove Cement for $3.5B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2022, when it sold Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope to KPS Capital Partners for $3.5B. CRH has acquired in 8 different US states, and 10 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include building materials (68%) and distribution (8%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity33
    • M&A Buy Activity25
    • M&A Sell Activity8
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 13
  • M&A Advisors 4

CRH

CRH plc

Stonemason's Way Rathfarnham,
Dublin, D16 KH51
Ireland,
+353 1 404 1000
www.crh.com

CRH is the parent company for an international group of diversified building materials businesses which are engaged in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of building materials and in the operation of builders’ merchanting and DIY stores. CRH was incorporated in 1936 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 23 1 - - 1 - 25
vol $4.3B $1.9B $6.2B
Sell (0.8/yr) # 4 3 - - 1 - 8
vol $2.8B $1.8B $3.5B $8.1B
  33

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Barrette Outdoor Living, Inc. 2022-06-03 1.9B USD Add-on Acquisition
Middleburg Hts, Ohio · www​.bar​ret​te​out​door​liv​ing​.com
Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Inc. 2022-02-28 3.5B USD Divestiture
Dallas, Texas · www.obe.com
HERAS Germany GmbH 2019-07-24 - Divestiture
Rhede, Germany · www.heras.de
Building Materials Europe B.V. 2019-07-16 1.8B EUR Divestiture
Schiphol, Netherlands · www.bme-group.com
CRH plc - Shutters & Awnings 2019-04-24 - Divestiture
, Ireland
Windsor Rock Products 2019-03-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Keizer, Oregon · www.windsorrockproducts.com
Ash Grove Cement Co. 2017-09-21 3.5B USD Add-on Acquisition
Overland Park, Kansas · www.ashgrove.com
Allied Building Products Corp. 2017-08-24 2.6B USD Divestiture
East Rutherford, New Jersey · www.alliedbuilding.com
Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl Group 2015-11-23 - Divestiture
Sprockhövel, Germany · www.reuss-seifert.de
MykolaivCement OJSC 2013-04-26 108M EUR Divestiture
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.    - Grant County Mulch - Bagging Assets 2022-12-21 13
Atlanta, Georgia · www.oldcastleapg.com Petersburg, West Virginia
Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.    - Sterling Sand - Packaging Operations 2022-11-23 12
Atlanta, Georgia · www.oldcastleapg.com West Columbia, South Carolina
Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.    - Pebble Technology International, Inc. 2021-11-03 11
Atlanta, Georgia · www.oldcastleapg.com Scottsdale, Arizona · www.pebbletec.com
Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.    - Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. 2017-03-17 10
Atlanta, Georgia · www.oldcastleapg.com Springdale, Arkansas · www.aertinc.com
Oldcastle Architectural, Inc.    - Custom Crete, Inc. 2014-10-21 1
Atlanta, Georgia · www.oldcastleapg.com Dallas, Texas · www.custom-crete.com
Oldcastle, Inc.    - Expocrete Concrete Products Ltd. 2013-03-18 2
Atlanta, Georgia · www.oldcastle.com Acheson, Alberta · www.expocrete.com
Oldcastle, Inc.    - Oldcastle Glass Engineered Products, Inc. 2007-06-27 1
Atlanta, Georgia · www.oldcastle.com Terrell, Texas
Oldcastle Materials, Inc.    - Ashland Paving And Construction, Inc. 2006-08-21 6
Atlanta, Georgia · www.oldcastlematerials.com Atlanta, Georgia

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Building Materials 17 (68%) 6.2B (100%) 5 (63%) 3.6B (44%)
Distribution 2 (8%) - 2 (25%) 4.5B (56%)
Safety/Security 1 (4%) - 1 (13%) -
Business Services 1 (4%) - - -
Chemicals 1 (4%) - - -
Machinery 1 (4%) - - -
Metals/Mining 1 (4%) - - -
Transportation 1 (4%) - - -
Total 25 $6.2B 8 $8.1B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 5.4B 2 6.1B
  Ohio 2 1.9B - -
  Florida 2 - - -
  Texas 1 - 1 3.5B
  Oregon 1 - - -
  Kansas 1 3.5B - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 - - -
  Arkansas 1 - - -
  New Jersey - - 1 2.6B
Netherlands 3 207M 2 2.0B
Germany 2 - 2 -
United Kingdom 2 123M 1 -
Belgium 2 - - -
China 2 - - -
India 1 - - -
Ireland - - 1 -
Spain 1 338M - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Ukraine 1 108M - -
Domestic - - 1 (13%) -
Cross-border 25 (100%) 6.2B (100%) 7 (88%) 8.1B (100%)
Total 25 $6.2B 8 $8.1B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
2
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Securities)
1
Lincoln International
1
Legal Deals
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 2 $5.4B
$100M to $1B 4 $776M
TOTAL $6.2B
Largest Ash Grove Cement Co.
$3.5B (2017-09-21)
sell # Total
> $1B 3 $7.9B
$100M to $1B 1 $135M
TOTAL $8.1B
Largest Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope, Inc.
$3.5B (2022-02-28)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Strategic(s)
8%
2 (8%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
4 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
4 (50%)

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