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James Hardie Industries €473 million acquisition of Fermacell

8/11/2017
Private acquisition
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€ 473 million

$ 548 million

Announced

8/11/2017

Overview:

  • James Hardie Industries has reached an agreement to acquire Fermacell for €473 million from Xella, a building materials manufacturer. 
  • Fermacell is a structural panels manufacturer.
  • Xella is owned by private equity fund Lone Star.

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst 

Jurisdiction:

Germany

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice areas:

Private equity
M&A

Governing law:

Germany

Industry sector:

Construction and materials

Firms:
DLA Piper

Party: James Hardie Industries (Acquirer)

Lawyers: Andrew Weil, Benjamin Parameswaran, Sander Wiggers, Yunus Maka

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Party: Lone Star Funds (Seller)

Lawyers: Dirk Oberbracht, Wilhelm Reinhardt

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