M&A Deal Summary

Cook & Boardman Acquires Building Specialties

On July 1, 2020, Cook & Boardman acquired building materials company Building Specialties

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cook & Boardman’s 7th transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Cook & Boardman’s 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Cook & Boardman’s 1st transaction in Alabama.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-07-01
Target Building Specialties
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Cook & Boardman
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Building Specialties

Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Building Specialties Co. is a manufacturer and installer of steel casement windows for both residential and commercial projects. Building Specialties was founded in 1954 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Buyer

Cook & Boardman

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Building Materials
DESCRIPTION

Cook & Boardman offers a broad range of products including metal and wood doors, locks, doorframes, and other related building components for non-residential applications. The Company operates a network of thirty-five locations across eleven states and services its customers nationwide. Cook & Boardman was founded in 1955 and is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 35
Sector (Building Materials) 7 of 15
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 33
State (Alabama) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 17 of 35
Year (2020) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-30 Advantech

Dover, Delaware, United States

Advantech, Inc. is a full-service security integration company serving a wide range of educational, governmental, commercial, and healthcare customers in SE Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and the Washington D.C. metro area. Advantech was founded in 1990 and is based in Dover, Delaware.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-08 James Doorcheck

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

James Doorcheck, Inc. is a distributor of commercial door opening products and is highly regarded as a total solutions provider – furnishing, installing and repairing steel doors and frames, wood doors, electronic access control equipment and Division 10 specialty products. James Doorcheck was founded in 1932 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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