By Will Feuer

 

Sherwin-Williams Co. said it has agreed to buy Gross & Perthun GmbH, a German manufacturer and distributor of coatings mostly for the heavy equipment and transportation industries.

Gross & Perthun has about 100 employees and annual sales of about $50 million, Sherwin-Williams said.

The deal is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2022. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

"The combination of our businesses provides multiple opportunities to accelerate profitable growth throughout Europe and beyond," Sherwin-Williams Chief Executive John Morikis said.

 

Write to Will Feuer at Will.Feuer@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

June 09, 2022 08:27 ET (12:27 GMT)

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