Mergers & Acquisitions

What SRS Distribution Does for Home Depot, and Some Remaining Questions

Mike Hockett analyzes different angles of this $18.25 billion megadeal in building materials distribution and the questions it raises for the markets it touches.

April 1, 2024

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It’s not often that a known retailer makes major news in the distribution world, but The Home Depot did that in late March, and then some. The March 28 announcement out of “Big Orange” that it plans to

acquire McKinney, TX-based SRS Distribution

for $18.25 billion sent shockwaves across building materials and general contractor supply markets. It represents the biggest acquisition in Home Depot’s history, and is the biggest deal involving a distributor that I’ve seen in my 10 years covering this industry as an editor. But while I’m sure much of our MDM readership was already familiar with…

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