GMS Inc. Acquires AMES Taping Tools LLC and Kimco Supply Company
December 1, 2021
GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS) completed the acquisition of AMES Taping Tools LLC for $212.5 million and also acquired Kimco Supply Company in Florida, while opening a new greenfield location in Johnson City, Tennessee. The transactions expand GMS’s product and geographic footprint—adding automatic taping and finishing tools, a large rental fleet and increased density in the Tampa market.
- Buyers
- GMS Inc.
- Targets
- AMES Taping Tools LLC, Kimco Supply Company
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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