M&A Deal Summary

CRH Acquires Sylvester Material Company

On November 1, 2005, CRH acquired transportation company Sylvester Material Company

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CRH’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is CRH’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is CRH’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-11-01
Target Sylvester Material Company
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) CRH
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Sylvester Material Company

Sylvania, Ohio, United States
Sylvester Material Company, Inc. is a provider of bulk transportation services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CRH

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1936
Sector Building Materials
Employees78,500
Revenue 34.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

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.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 30
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 23
State (Ohio) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 14
Year (2005) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-06-30 Hofman Cobblestones

Hofstade, Belgium

Hofman Cobblestones Ltd. is a distributor of natural stone products.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-12-30 Corporación Uniland SA

Barcelona, Spain

Corporación Uniland S.A. (Uniland), a major Spanish manufacturer of cement, readymixed concrete, mortar and aggregates with additional cement and readymixed concrete interests in Tunisia, Argentina and Uruguay.

Buy €300M