M&A Deal Summary

The Home Depot Acquires Home Decorators Collection

On April 25, 2006, The Home Depot acquired retailer Home Decorators Collection from Knights Direct

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Home Depot’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is The Home Depot’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Home Depot’s 3rd transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-04-25
Target Home Decorators Collection
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) The Home Depot
Sellers(s) Knights Direct
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

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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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 6 of 18
Sector (Retail) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Georgia) 3 of 6
Country (United States) 6 of 18
Year (2006) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-11 HD Supply

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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.

Buy $3.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-07-17 Forest Products Supply

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Forest Products Supply is a building materials supplier. The company supplies lumber, doors, architectural millwork and windows. Forest Products Supply is based in Sarasota, Florida.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Knights Direct

Hazelwood, Missouri, United States
Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

Knights Direct, Inc. provides brand, bedding and spa products founded in 1979 headquatered at Hazelwood.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Georgia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2006) 1 of 1
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