# BCPAR joint venture buys CRH's Brazilian cement assets for $218M

BCPAR SA, a joint venture between Buzzi Unicem and Grupo Ricardo Brennand, signed an agreement to acquire CRH's Brazilian cement businesses for US$218 million, including three integrated plants and two grinding units.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-10-27
- Where: southeastern Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $218.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 2.75 Mt/a
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [CRH](https://endata.com/companies/15142.md) (target)
- [Buzzi Unicem](https://endata.com/companies/25033.md) (investor)
- [Grupo Ricardo Brennand](https://endata.com/companies/34169.md) (partner)
- [BCPAR SA](https://endata.com/companies/34170.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/169753/bcpar-joint-venture-buys-crh-s-brazilian-assets.html), 2020-10-27: "Companhia Nacional de Cimento (CNC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCPAR SA, company in which Buzzi Unicem holds 50 per cent of the share capital in a joint venture with Grupo Ricardo Brennand, has signed a purchase agreement for the businesses of the CRH group operating in Brazil."

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