M&A Deal Summary

GMS Acquires M.R. Lee Building Materials

On April 4, 2016, GMS acquired distribution company M.R. Lee Building Materials

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GMS’s 9th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is GMS’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GMS’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-04-04
Target M.R. Lee Building Materials
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) GMS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

M.R. Lee Building Materials

Alsip, Illinois, United States
M.R. Lee Building Materials, Inc. is a single-site drywall distributor. M.R. Lee a drywall supply company serving the greater Chicago area and surrounding markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GMS

Tucker, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1971
Sector Distribution
Employees5,308
Revenue 4.6B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION

GMS is an independent distributor of drywall, acoustical and other specialty building materials in the United States. GMS was founded in 1971 and is based in Tucker, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 30
Sector (Distribution) 9 of 22
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 27
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 27
Year (2016) 2 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-03 Robert N. Karpp

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Robert N. Karpp Co., Inc. is a drywall specialty distributor, serving select regions of Massachusetts and surrounding states through its three distribution centers and fleet of boom trucks (including the largest number of 80’-90’ booms), moffets, flat beds, racks, and pick up trucks.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-03 Wall & Ceiling Supply

Seattle, Washington, United States

Wall & Ceiling Supply Co., Inc. is a distributor of wallboard and construction products for residential and commercial applications.

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