Add-on Acquisition • Building Materials

GWA Acquires Gliderol International Pty

On December 6, 2010, GWA acquired building materials company Gliderol International Pty for 42M USD

Acquisition Context

This is GWA’s 1st transaction in the Building Materials sector.
This is GWA’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is GWA’s 1st transaction in Australia.

Investment Fate

Gliderol International Pty was divested to a consortium of strategic buyers in 2015.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	December 6, 2010
Target	Gliderol International Pty
Sector	Building Materials
Buyer(s)	GWA
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	42M USD

Target Company

Gliderol International Pty

Holden Hill, Australia

Gliderol International Pty Ltd. is a manufacturer and supplier of garage doors in Australia.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

GWA

Pinkenba, Australia

Category	Company
Founded	1992
Sector	Furniture
Employees	629
Revenue	413M AUD (2024)

DESCRIPTION

GWA is Australia’s supplier of building fixtures and fittings to households and commercial premises. GWA was founded in 1992 and is based in Pinkenba, Australia.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	1 of 2
Sector: Building Materials	1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition	1 of 1
Country: Australia	1 of 2
Year: 2010	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	1 of 2

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2012-09-04	API Services and Solutions Pty Alexandria, Australia API Services and Solutions Pty Ltd. is a supplier of safes, locks, alarmas and locksmithing services.	Buy	$13M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2012-09-04

API Services and Solutions Pty

Alexandria, Australia

API Services and Solutions Pty Ltd. is a supplier of safes, locks, alarmas and locksmithing services.

Buy

$13M

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