Brad Jacobs, who put together less-than-truckload carrier XPO and its later spinoffs, 3PL RXO and logistics provider GXO, has snagged his first acquisition in the building products sector through his newest company, QXO.
In what was shaping up to be a hostile takeover attempt, QXO (NYSE: QXO) and Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ: BECN) announced early Thursday that they had reached an agreement to acquire Beacon for $124.35 per share. The total value of the deal is about $11 billion.
When QXO first...