Summit Materials Buys Continental Cement

Summit Materials, an acquisition platform in the building materials market, has acquired Continental Cement Co., a supplier of cement to customers in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. No financial terms were disclosed. Summit was formed last fall by The Blackstone Group, Silverhawk Capital Partners and former BHP Billiton CEO Charles Goodyear. It has up to $780 million in capital commitments.

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