M&A Deal Summary

Ferguson Waterworks Acquires Northern Water Works Supply

On October 3, 2006, Ferguson Waterworks acquired environmental company Northern Water Works Supply

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ferguson Waterworks’ 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Ferguson Waterworks’ 21st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ferguson Waterworks’ 1st transaction in North Dakota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-10-03
Target Northern Water Works Supply
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Ferguson Waterworks
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Prestwick Partners LLC (Financial)

Target

Northern Water Works Supply

Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Northern Water Works Supply, Inc. is a wholesaler of water and wastewater (sewer) products to municipalities, contractors, and public and private water systems in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, western Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ferguson Waterworks

Newport News, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1953
Sector Distribution
Employees1,900
DESCRIPTION

Ferguson is a diverse wholesale distributor with operations spanning multiple business groups. The company is ranked by trade publications as the largest wholesale distributor of residential and commercial plumbing supplies and pipe, valves and fittings(PVF) in the US. It is also the fourth largest distributor of heating and cooling equipment (HVAC/R) and the second largest company within the waterworks industry.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 52
Sector (Environmental) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 49
State (North Dakota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 21 of 52
Year (2006) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-08-21 United Automatic Heating Supply

Streetsboro, Ohio, United States

United Automatic Heating Supply Ltd. is an Ohio based distributor of heating ventilation and air conditioning equipment and supplies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-12-18 Guntersville Fabrication & Sprinkler

Guntersville, Alabama, United States

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