M&A Deal Summary

Kingspan Acquires Vicwest - Building Products

On November 11, 2014, Kingspan acquired building materials company Vicwest - Building Products from Vicwest for 155M CAD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kingspan’s 6th transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Kingspan’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Kingspan’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Kingspan’s 2nd transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-11-11
Target Vicwest - Building Products
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Kingspan
Sellers(s) Vicwest
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 155M CAD

Target

Vicwest - Building Products

Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Vicwest Inc. - Building Products comprises three Insulated Panel manufacturing plants in addition to a number of profiling facilities across Canada and the US.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kingspan

Kingscourt, Ireland
Category Company
Founded 1965
Sector Building Materials
Employees22,000
Revenue 8.1B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Kingspan is a provider in high performance insulation, building fabric and solar integrated building envelopes. Kingspan delivers high efficiency, low cost and low carbon building solutions across a broad range of market sectors. Kingspan was founded in 1965 and is based in Kingscourt, Ireland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 16
Sector (Building Materials) 6 of 12
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 5
State (Ontario) 2 of 2
Country (Canada) 2 of 2
Year (2014) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-11 Vicwest

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Vicwest Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of engineered storage and handling systems for grain, fertilizer and liquid storage as well as building construction products for agriculture, commercial, industrial and residential markets. The Company operates through two strategically aligned divisions: Vicwest Building Products and Westeel.

Buy CA$155M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-13 Pactiv - Building Products business

United States

Pactiv Building Products, which goes to market under the GreenGuard® brand, is a North American designer, producer and marketer of building insulation products used in new construction and remodel projects for residential and commercial markets

Buy $82M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Vicwest

Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Category Company
Sector Building Materials
Employees1,200
DESCRIPTION

Vicwest Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of engineered storage and handling systems for grain, fertilizer and liquid storage as well as building construction products for agriculture, commercial, industrial and residential markets. The Company operates through two strategically aligned divisions: Vicwest Building Products and Westeel.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Building Materials) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
State (Ontario) 2 of 2
Country (Canada) 2 of 2
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-11 Vicwest s Westeel Division

Ontario, Canada

Westeel makes grain storage systems for the agricultural industry.

Sell CA$222M
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