Boral USA

The Boral USA acquisition of Headwaters Inc. was subject to HSR approval before the deal could be closed. Once it was approved and completed, it formed one of the leading suppliers of high-quality building products and construction materials – a US$1.8 billion revenue business.

Integration

Engaged to co-lead the integration setup, which took place during the federal approval period. First activities included identifying the integration team leads, their key objectives, Day 1, Week 1 and First 30 requirements. While the integration tools were selected and processes were defined, some functional areas began their integration work while working under the constraints of the deal not being complete and the companies still being separate entities.

When the deal received federal approval, the entire collection of 12 functional groups were empowered to begin their integrations on schedule.