Acquiring Company
Core & Main
Acquired Company
Foster Supply
Description
Core & Main Inc. (NYSE: CNM), a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service, nationwide, has closed its previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Foster Supply Inc. and R.P. Foster Inc., collectively, Foster Supply. Foster Supply is a full-service provider of precast concrete structures, pipe, drainage materials and related geosynthetics products operating out of seven locations in Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed