M&A Deal Summary

Doman Building Materials Group Acquires Broadleaf Logistics

On February 2, 2010, Doman Building Materials Group acquired building materials company Broadleaf Logistics from Platinum Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Doman Building Materials Group’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Doman Building Materials Group’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Doman Building Materials Group’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-02-02
Target Broadleaf Logistics
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Doman Building Materials Group
Sellers(s) Platinum Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Broadleaf Logistics

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Broadleaf distributes a wide range of building materials, including engineered wood products, oriented strand board, panels, framing lumber, and specialty products to the Canadian residential construction market.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Doman Building Materials Group

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Construction
Revenue 2.5B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Doman Building Materials Group is a national distributor in the Canadian building materials, hardware and related products sector with a significant presence across Canada. Doman Building Materials Group was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 10
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 10
State (British Columbia) 1 of 2
Country (Canada) 2 of 5
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-11-10 Sodisco-Howden Group

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sodisco-Howden, based near Montreal, Quebec, was a leading hardware products distributor to the Canadian home improvement industry. It served approximately 1,500 hardware retailers and home renovation centers from its Canada-wide distribution centers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-10 North American Wood Preservers

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

North American Wood Preservers LP is a lumber pressure treating plant and related planer equipment.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Platinum Equity

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 48.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Platinum Equity's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.
Platinum Equity's headquarters in Beverly Hills, California.

Platinum Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring divestitures of larger public companies primarily in North America and Europe. Historically, Platinum targeted technology/software related businesses, however, the firm has since branched out beyond tech and will consider acquisitions in a broad range of industries including chemicals, communications, logistics, healthcare, automotive, industrial products, and business services. Platinum Equity was formed in 1995 by Tom Gores and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 78
Sector (Building Materials) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 39
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-02 Fishing Holdings

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Fishing Holdings is a manufacturer of recreational and fishing boats marketed under several brand names and sold worldwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-02-03 Advogent Group

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

Advogent delivers promotional and strategic communications, certified education and event data management services, and contract sales services to some of the world's largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. It has more than 700 employees and offices in California, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.

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