Beacon Roofing Increases Its North America Footprint -- WSJ
August 25 2017 - 3:02AM
Dow Jones News
By Tapan Panchal
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reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S.
print edition of The Wall Street Journal (August 25, 2017).
Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. has agreed to acquire Allied Building
Products Corp. from Irish firm CRH PLC for $2.63 billion in cash, a
deal that will expand its footprint to New York and double its
size.
Beacon, a distributor of roofing materials with a market value
of $2.4 billion, said the deal will make it one of the industry's
largest publicly traded firms in North America, with a presence in
all 50 states and annual revenue of $7 billion. It will finance the
acquisition largely with debt.
The deal, announced by Beacon and CRH in separate statements
Thursday, ramps up the Virginia-based company's North American
expansion, allowing it to enter new local markets, particularly in
New York, New Jersey and the upper Midwest.
In 2015, Beacon bought Roofing Supply Group from investment firm
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice for $1.1 billion, giving it access to
the Pacific Northwest.
The deal comes as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration
is mapping out a $1 trillion infrastructure spending plan, designed
partly to bolster industries such as construction, though the
administration hasn't issued a detailed proposal.
"Together, we will leverage the strengths of both companies,
while remaining committed to preserving the deep customer
relationships that we have each cultivated over 150 years of
combined experience," said Beacon Chief Executive Paul
Isabella.
CRH -- which supplies materials to the construction industry --
said it would use the proceeds from the divestment to acquire
German firm Fels for around EUR600 million ($706.5 million). Shares
in London-listed CRH were up 3% in early Thursday trading.
Founded in 1950, Allied is based in East Rutherford, N.J., and
distributes products across 208 locations in 31 states, with 3,500
employees.
Beacon said it expects the deal to be completed in January
2018.
Write to Tapan Panchal at Tapan.Panchal@wsj.com
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