M&A Deal Summary

Mohawk Industries Acquires Marazzi Group

On December 20, 2012, Mohawk Industries acquired building materials company Marazzi Group for 1.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mohawk Industries’ 3rd transaction in the Building Materials sector.
  • This is Mohawk Industries’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Mohawk Industries’ 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-12-20
Target Marazzi Group
Sector Building Materials
Buyer(s) Mohawk Industries
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.5B USD
Advisor(s) Eidos Partners (Financial)

Target

Marazzi Group

Modena, Italy
Marazzi Group is a designer, manufacturing and distribution of ceramic tiles. Marazzi is a technological provider in the tiles sector and has a strong track record in design and innovation.

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Buyer

Mohawk Industries

Calhoun, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Building Materials
Employees41,900
Revenue 10.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Mohawk Industries' corporate headquarters in Calhoun, Georgia.
Entrance to Mohawk Industries' corporate headquarters in Calhoun, Georgia.

Mohawk Industries is a flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk's vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone, and vinyl flooring. Mohawk Industries was founded in 1988 and is based in Calhoun, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 12
Sector: Building Materials M&A 3 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 10
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-29 Pergo

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Pergo is a manufacturer of premium laminate flooring with the most recognized brand in the U.S. and Europe. Pergo has been a leader in laminate flooring technology, including unique patents on design and installation methods. Pergo operates manufacturing facilities in Sweden and the U.S.

Buy $150M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-01-28 Spano NV

Oostrozebeke, Belgium

Spano manufactures and distributes chip and melamine board, which are used to produce furniture and building products primarily in the Belgian market.

Buy €125M