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By Robert Cyran
NEW YORK, Nov 25 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Quikrete is buying building materials peer Summit at a so-so multiple, despite a rush of subsidy-bolstered US construction. If the pace keeps up amid easing interest rates, it’s smart vertical integration. If a new Trump era wrecks that forecast, there are obvious units to sell.
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Summit Materials said on Nov. 25 it had agreed to be acquired by Quikrete in a deal valued at $11.5 billion, including debt. The purchase price, at $52.50 a share in cash, represents a 29% premium to Summit’s closing price before Reuters reported news of talks between the companies in October.
Quikrete is a privately-held company based in Georgia, and one of the largest manufacturers of packaged concrete and cement in North America.
Summit makes construction materials including cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates.
(Editing by Jonathan Guilford and Pranav Kiran)
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