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Foundation Building Materials, Inc.

$179.2 Million 02/10/2017 Building Products, Materials & Technology Complete
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Transaction Details

  • On February 10, 2017, Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (“FBM” or the “Company”) priced an Initial Public Offering for a deal value of $179.2 million
  • The deal priced 12,800,000 shares of common stock at $14.00 per share
  • All shares were offered by the Company
  • Proceeds from the Initial Public Offering will be used to repay amounts outstanding under the ABL Credit Facility
  • Stephens Inc. served as a Co-Manager in the Offering

About the company

Foundation Building Materials, Inc. ("FBM"), a portfolio company of Lone Star Funds, is the second largest specialty distributor of wallboard and suspended ceiling systems in the United States and Canada, and the fastest growing by revenue and branch count since its founding in 2011. FBM is also the second largest specialty distributor and one of the largest fabricators of commercial and industrial mechanical insulation in the United States. The Company has expanded from a single branch in Southern California to 210 branches across North America, carrying a broad array of more than 35,000 SKUs. The Company was acquired by Lone Star Funds in October 2015 and is based in Tustin, CA.

Source: Company filings.
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