# Lone Star emerges as frontrunner to buy Saint-Gobain's German building materials business

U.S. buyout firm Lone Star has emerged as the frontrunner to buy the German building materials business of Saint-Gobain, known as Raab Karcher, in a deal valued at up to €400 million. Lone Star is using its Nordic building materials supplier Stark as an acquisition vehicle.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-04-12
- Where: Germany
- Value: $450.0M (400.0M EUR)
- Status: rumored
- Products: building materials
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Saint-Gobain](https://endata.com/companies/1801.md) (target)
- [Lone Star](https://endata.com/companies/38686.md) (acquirer)
- [Stark](https://endata.com/companies/38687.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saint-gobain-m-a-lonestar-materialsun/lone-star-emerges-as-frontrunner-in-saint-gobain-auction-sources-idUSKCN1RO13A/?feedName=businessNews&feedType=RSS), 2019-04-12: "Lone Star is using its Nordic building materials supplier Stark as an acquisition vehicle to purchase the unit, known as Raab Karcher."

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