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GMS Inc.

$165.0 Million 06/01/2017 Building Products, Materials & Technology Complete
Lead Banker: Nicholas V. Beare
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Transaction Details

  • On June 1, 2017, GMS Inc. (“GMS” or the “Company”) priced a secondary offering for a deal value of $165.0 million
  • The deal priced 5,000,000 shares of common stock at $33.00 per share
  • All shares were secondary
  • Selling shareholders included certain of the Company’s existing shareholders, including affiliates of AEA Investors LP
  • The Company is not selling any shares in this offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares being sold by the selling shareholders in this offering
  • Stephens Inc. served as a Co-Manager on this transaction

About the company

Founded in 1971, GMS operates a network of more than 200 distribution centers across the United States. GMS’s extensive product offering of wallboard, suspended ceilings systems and complementary interior construction products is designed to provide a comprehensive one-stop-shop for their core customer, the interior contractor who installs these products in commercial and residential buildings.

Source: Company filings.
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