Anchor Peabody is pleased to announce that it has represented Encore Building Products (“Encore”), a leading distributor and retailer of lumber, flooring, and other building materials, in its sale to Builders FirstSource (NYSE: BLDR), the nation’s largest supplier of structural building products and value-added components and services to the professional residential construction market. Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, Encore serves professional contractors and multi-family builders, primarily in northwestern Arkansas.

Anchor Peabody, the most active investment bank in the lumber and building material industry, served as the exclusive financial advisor to Encore and its shareholders. “Anchor Peabody is proud to have assisted such a high-quality company as Encore in its sale process,” said Jason Fraler.

Aaron Toomey added, “The Encore team has built a tremendous business serving builders in the Northwest Arkansas market, and we look forward to their continued growth and success under Builders FirstSource’s ownership.”

Anchor Peabody was founded in 2011 with the sole mission of providing the building industry with the most professional, informed, useful, and unbiased M&A advice.

About Anchor Peabody

Anchor Peabody is a premier investment banking firm comprised of former owners, operators and investors in the building products and construction industry. The firm combines over 100 years of capital markets and mergers & acquisition experience with a modern approach to investment banking. Anchor Peabody prides itself on providing outsized outcomes for its clients, by maximizing banker satisfaction, both professionally and personally. For more information, please visit: www.anchorpeabody.com.

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