Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires Majority Stake in US LBM
December 18, 2020
Bain Capital Private Equity agreed to acquire a majority stake in US LBM from Kelso & Company, with the transaction announced in November 2020 and completed in December 2020. The deal positions Bain to further scale US LBM’s national building-materials distribution platform and accelerate its acquisition-driven growth.
- Buyers
- Bain Capital Private Equity
- Targets
- US LBM
- Sellers
- Kelso & Company
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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