# STARK Group acquires Saint-Gobain Building Distribution for GBP 740 million

STARK Group announced the acquisition of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd, a UK building materials distributor, for an enterprise value of GBP 740 million (EUR 850 million). The deal includes over 600 branches and brands like Jewson.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-12-01
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $900.0M (740.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 8,900
- Status: announced
- Products: building materials, timber
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [CVC Capital Partners](https://endata.com/companies/226.md) (investor)
- [Saint-Gobain](https://endata.com/companies/1801.md) (target)
- [Stark](https://endata.com/companies/38687.md) (acquirer)
- [Saint-Gobain Building Distribution](https://endata.com/companies/66978.md) (target)

## Sources

- [willkie.com](https://www.willkie.com/news/2022/12/willkie-advises-stark-group-in-acquisition-of-saintgobain-building-distribution), 2022-12-01: "STARK Group announced it had entered the UK market through its acquisition of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd, a leader in the retail and distribution of building materials to professional craftsmen."
- [news.bloomberglaw.com](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/saint-gobain-agrees-to-sell-uk-retail-unit-jewson-to-cvc-firm), 2022-12-12: "Cie. de Saint-Gobain agreed to sell UK building supplies merchant Jewson and other brands to a unit of buyout firm CVC Capital Partners for an enterprise value of £740 million."

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