Analysis: What Vulcan's purchase of Aggregates USA means

摘要

Vulcan Materials Co.'s acquisition of Aggregates USA LLC represents the largest construction materials-related deal of the year - by far. The $900 million acquisition will reportedly add 31 fa cilities across five Southeastern states to Vulcan's ever-growing portfolio. But according to George Reddin, the managing director at FMI Capital Advisors Inc., the Aggregates USA deal should not necessarily come as a surprise to the aggregate industry.