# CRH upgrades synergy target for Ash Grove Cement acquisition to $100M

CRH increased its expected synergies from the $3.5 billion acquisition of Ash Grove Cement to $100 million from $80 million, before the deal closed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-03-05
- Where: United States
- Value: $3.50B
- Status: announced
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [CRH](https://endata.com/companies/15142.md) (acquirer)
- [Ash Grove Cement](https://endata.com/companies/26641.md) (target)

## Sources

- [investorschronicle.co.uk](https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/content/7f05b816-9995-52c7-83c5-2da5ac81e67b), 2018-03-05: "Even before the deal has closed, building materials group CRH has upgraded its target for synergies from its $3.5bn acquisition of Ash Grove Cement to $100m from $80m previously."

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