M&A Deal Summary

The Home Depot Acquires HD Supply

On January 11, 2006, The Home Depot acquired distribution company HD Supply for 3.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Home Depot’s 3rd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is The Home Depot’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Home Depot’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Home Depot’s 2nd transaction in Georgia.
Investment Fate
  • HD Supply was divested to a consortium of buyers in 2007 for 8.5B USD.
  • HD Supply went public in 2013.
  • HD Supply was sold to a strategic buyer in 2020 for 8.0B USD.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-01-11
Target HD Supply
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) The Home Depot
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3.5B USD

Target

HD Supply

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
HD Supply's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
HD Supply's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
HD Supply is a wholesale distributor of a broad range of products and services to professional customers in the infrastructure, energy, maintenance, repair & improvement, and specialty construction markets. HD Supply was founded in 2007 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Home Depot

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Retail
Employees475,000
Revenue 157.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Home Depot's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Entrance to Home Depot's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Home Depot is a home improvement retailer. Home Depot operates more than 2,000 stores and home improvement centers across North America. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 18
Sector (Distribution) 3 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 16
State (Georgia) 2 of 6
Country (United States) 5 of 18
Year (2006) 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-09 CDRY Holdings

Logan, Utah, United States

CDRY Holdings, Corp. (ChemDry®) was the largest franchisor of carpet cleaning services in the world with 1,400 operators in the U.S. and over 400 additional operators in 45 countries around the world operating over 2,500 franchises in the US and 1,475 franchises overseas. ChemDry® was sold to The Home Depot.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-04-25 Home Decorators Collection

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Home Decorators Collection is a direct sellers of home decor. Home Decorators offers exceptional values on an extensive selection of high-quality furniture, area rugs and accessories.

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