Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Acquires Cornerstone Building Brands

CD&R Acquires Significant Stake in Foundation Building Materials

January 31, 2024

Building Products

Funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) have acquired a significant ownership position in Foundation Building Materials, Inc. (FBM) from affiliates of American Securities, with American Securities retaining a majority stake. FBM, a leading North American distributor of specialty building products headquartered in Santa Ana, California, operates 300+ branches and employs more than 5,600 people; the investment will support the company’s continued growth, product/service expansion and digital initiatives.

Cornerstone Building Brands Acquires Union Corrugating Company

November 9, 2021

Building Products

Cornerstone Building Brands, the largest North American manufacturer of exterior building products, has entered into and completed the acquisition of Union Corrugating Company Holdings, Inc., a metal roofing and components manufacturer headquartered in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The deal—funded with cash on hand—adds UCC's ~700 employees and roughly $250 million in trailing twelve-month sales to Cornerstone and expands the company's offerings into the high-growth residential metal roofing market while delivering manufacturing scale benefits.

Cornerstone Building Brands Acquires Harvey Building Products from Dunes Point Capital

March 20, 2024

Manufacturing

Cornerstone Building Brands has agreed to acquire Harvey Building Products, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of windows and doors, from Dunes Point Capital. The acquisition adds Harvey's Harvey, SoftLite and Thermo-Tech brands, roughly 1,200 employees and four manufacturing facilities across the Northeast and Midwest, increasing Cornerstone's exposure to the Repair & Remodel (R&R) end market and strengthening its distribution and dealer channels.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Acquires Focus Financial Partners

February 27, 2023

Wealth Management

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), with continued investment from Stone Point Capital, agreed to acquire Focus Financial Partners in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at an enterprise value in excess of $7 billion. Focus stockholders will receive $53 per share; Stone Point will retain a portion of its investment and provide new equity financing to support Focus as a private company, which the buyers say will provide greater financial and operating flexibility to grow the partner-firm network.

Cornerstone Building Brands Acquires Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation

September 15, 2025

Manufacturing

Cornerstone Building Brands, a leading North American manufacturer of exterior building products, has acquired Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation, a Sellersburg, Indiana–based manufacturer of metal building systems and components. The acquisition (Metal Sales: ~900 employees) expands Cornerstone's footprint to more than 100 plants and distribution locations and increases its participation in the high-growth residential metal building and components market.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Acquires Epicor Software Corporation from KKR

August 31, 2020

Software

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired Epicor Software Corporation from KKR in a transaction valued at $4.7 billion. Epicor, a global provider of industry-specific ERP and cloud-enabled software serving more than 20,000 customers across manufacturing, distribution, and retail, will be led by a board chaired by CD&R Operating Partner Jeff Hawn as the firm pursues product investment and strategic acquisitions to accelerate growth.