Lowe's buying Foundation Building Materials for about $8.8B
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Lowe's ( NYSE: LOW) announced the largest acquisition in the company's history with a deal to snap up Foundation Building Materials for $8.8 billion. The deal will be funded with a mix of short- and long-term debt, including $9 billion in committed bridge financing.
The acquisition will expand the Mooresville-based home improvement chain’s reach among its professional customers, Lowe’s said. FBM, based in Santa Ana, California, is a distributor of interior building products with over 370 locations across the U.S. and Canada.