M&A Deal Summary

Holcim Acquires Lafarge SA

On January 1, 2015, Holcim acquired building materials company Lafarge SA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Holcim’s 4th transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Holcim’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-01-01
Target Lafarge SA
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Holcim
Deal Type Merger

Target

Lafarge SA

Paris, France
Lafarge is a French industrial building products and materials company focused on cement, construction supplies, and concrete. The Company dates back to 1833 and is based in Paris.

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Buyer

Holcim

Zug, Switzerland
Category Company
Founded 1833
Sector Building Materials
Employees63,448
Revenue 27.0B CHF (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Holcim is a manufacturer and distributor of cement, aggregates and concrete. The companies products include Ductal, Easycrete, Chronolia, Speedcrete, FastTrack, Activia, Articimo, Thermicimo, etc. Holcim was founded in 1833 and is based in Zug, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 16
Sector (Building Materials) 4 of 16
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (France) 1 of 2
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-06-15 Holcim Australia Pty

Chatswood, Australia

Holcim Australia is a provider of cement and other construction materials.

Buy AU$2.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-04 Halla Cement

Gangneung, South Korea

Halla Cement Corp. is a cement producing company operating an integrated cement plant and distributor of OPC, clinker, slag cement and slag powder that it sources from its extensive mineral reserves.

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