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  1. Founders Advises Inventory Sales Company in Sale to EFC International

    BIRMINGHAM, AL (March 8, 2023) – Founders is pleased to announce that certain principals of Founders Advisors advised Inventory Sales Company (“ISC”) in its sale to Frontenac-backed EFC International (“EFC”). ISC, founded in 1972 by Jim Friedmann and headquartered in St. Louis, MO, is a distributor of Class-C parts with a primary focus on fasteners and…

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  2. Founders Advises Flotech in its Sale to FloWorks

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (August 18, 2022) – Founders is pleased to announce that certain principals of Founders Advisors advised Flotech, Inc. (“Flotech” or the “Company”) in its sale to FloWorks International LLC (“FloWorks”), a specialty flow control distribution platform.  The transaction closed on July 29, 2022.  Founded in 1961, Flotech is a distributor and servicer of…

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  3. General Drilling has been acquired by Fred Weber Inc.

    BIRMINGHAM, AL (January 3, 2022) – Founders is pleased to announce that General Drilling, an Indiana-based blast hole drilling company, has been acquired by Fred Weber Inc., a construction materials and services provider based in St. Louis. General Drilling was exclusively advised on the transaction by principals of Founders Advisors. For more than 50 years,…

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  4. Construction Materials 1H Review

    By: Dennis Coker Synopsis: After a year of sailing uncharted waters in 2020, how did the major construction materials companies navigate a return to “normalcy” in the first half of 2021? We’ve seen a return to a somewhat normalized state over the last nine months, with M&A activity picking back up fueled by potential tax…

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  5. Construction Materials Newsletter – 1H 2021

    In this edition of the Construction Materials Newsletter, we focus our attention on: Recap of 1H 2021 Predictions for 2H 2021 Valuation and Trading Statistics for Major Players 1H Transaction Trends 1H Notable Construction Materials Transactions View the Construction Materials Newsletter here

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