M&A Deal Summary

GMS Acquires Washington Builders Supply

On October 10, 2017, GMS acquired building materials company Washington Builders Supply

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GMS’s 3rd transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is GMS’s 19th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GMS’s 2nd transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-10-10
Target Washington Builders Supply
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) GMS
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Washington Builders Supply

Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania, United States
Washington Builders Supply Co. is a provider of building materials to residential and commercial customers in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas.

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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 19 of 30
Sector (Building Materials) 3 of 8
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 18 of 27
State (Pennsylvania) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 19 of 27
Year (2017) 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-08-02 ASI Building Products

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

ASI Building Products LLC is a provider of ceilings and other quality building products serving the Eastern Michigan market through three locations: Saginaw, Southfield and Detroit. ASI distributes interior building products for residential and commercial projects of all sizes.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-05 Southwest Building Materials

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Southwest Building Materials Ltd. is a distributor of wallboard, ceilings and other interior building products serving residential and commercial projects of all sizes in the Texas Panhandle, Oklahoma and Eastern New Mexico markets.

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