With 45 branches across 23 states, REW Materials is a distributor of interior and exterior building materials, offering both specialty and commodity products.
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FBM bought the New Jersey-based company from Dunes Point Capital.
Fellow private equity firm American Securities, which acquired FBM in 2021, retains a majority stake in the distributor.
FBM has acquired Stucco Master Supply and Tradewind Hawaii.
FBM's Acquisitions Include A&D Supply, Studs Unlimited, Henrietta Building Supplies and KCI Doors & Hardware.
The acquisition adds 32 locations to FBM's footprint.
The distributor says the ‘unanticipated rapid rise’ in fuel costs has pushed its suppliers to increase delivery charges.
Firm completes $1.4 billion acquisition of distributor from an affiliate of PE firm Lone Star Funds, which had acquired FBM in 2015 and maintained a majority ownership since the company’s 2017 IPO.
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American Securities LLC is the latest private equity firm to snap up one of the country’s top building materials distributors.
Average daily net sales decreased 9.2% and profit was down 7.1% for the building materials distributor in the third quarter.
FBM expands its presence in the Greater Milwaukee market with the acquisition of independent distributor.
