Sectors

At Anchor Peabody, our transaction teams are part of the fabric of the building industry, offering our clients the deepest knowledge in the sectors we represent. According to our data – an investment banking firm with an industry focus who runs a sophisticated process produces 1.0x to 2.0x more in valuation, on average, plus better transaction structure, and terms. Other investment banks who take a generalist approach to investment banking just don’t have the time to focus on what truly drives value in a transaction – industry knowledge, or are sometimes just as interested in helping buyers as they are sellers. In other cases, business brokers who claim to have the industry knowledge are too unsophisticated to challenge and attain “what’s possible” in a transaction. At Anchor Peabody, our clients get the sophistication of a Wall St. investment bank and a team armed with granular industry information who has its interests completely aligned with yours.

Materials

Anchor Peabody understands the unique issues facing raw materials companies including price volatility, regulatory changes, environmental concerns, and supply chain complexities. Anchor Peabody is well-versed in the space to provide best-in-class advisory services to raw materials clients.

  • Aggregates
  • Timerlands
  • Other Raw Materials

Manufacturing

Our team advises building products manufacturers, such as millwork, flooring, and truss manufacturers among many others. Our deep understanding of channel issues, brand value, technological advancement and investment, and global competition. Anchor Peabody’s deep grasp of the space and its challenges and opportunities allows us to position our clients for maximized returns.

  • Millwork
  • Windows and Doors
  • Trusses/Components
  • Flooring
  • Glass/Glazing
  • Cabinetry
  • Treated Lumber
  • Rebar
  • Insulation and Drywall
  • Roofing
  • Siding and Decking

Distribution

Anchor Peabody is the premier M&A advisor in lumber and building materials distribution (“LBM”), with clients ranging up to $1 billion+ in revenues. The industry’s most recognizable families, brands, and management teams look to Anchor Peabody to play a central role as they think through their most critical M&A decisions. For over 15+ years we have supported the LBM industry – which has been consolidating since the 1960s – leveraging our unmatched industry knowledge to deliver outsized M&A results for our clients. Our prominence and success in LBM has made our firm one of the most active advisors in building products distribution in the country.

  • Lumber and building materials
  • Flooring
  • HVAC
  • Plumbing
  • Electrical
  • Stone and Landscaping yards
  • Millwork
  • Drywall
  • Roofing and Siding
  • Decking

Retail

Anchor Peabody’s M&A coverage of hardware stores and home centers (“hardlines”) and agriculture distribution brings our expertise to an extremely fragmented part of the building industry. With an abundance of sophisticated buyers gaining steam in a consolidation effort which is still in its infancy – Anchor Peabody is well-positioned to deliver outsized M&A results to our clients.

  • Home Centers
  • Hardware Stores
  • Paint Stores
  • Tile and Flooring Showrooms

Installation and the Trades

One of Anchor Peabody’s most active sectors is the trades, where we focus on roofing, HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors, among others. Our installation and trades clients run the gamut from residential to commercial, and new construction to maintenance. Our clients look to us for market-leading insights and trusted advice as we help them navigate the significant private equity interest in this space..

  • Roofing
  • HVAC, Plumbing and Electrical
  • Flooring
  • Framing
  • Drywall
  • Insulation

Home/Building Services

The non-discretionary, non-cyclical and fragmented nature of this industry sector has drawn countless institutional investments in platform companies who are eager to transform and consolidate the space. Our home services practice advocates for the industry’s most desirable companies, as we seek to return outsized transaction results for our clients in this what is arguably the most robust M&A environment of any building industry sector.

  • Flooring
  • HVAC
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing
  • Landscaping
  • Pest Control
  • Pool Service
  • Security
  • Fire and Safety