Private equity funds managed by Blackstone acquired the European distribution

business of CRH plc, a global leading group in the building material

industry, from CRH plc for an enterprise value of €1.64 billion.

Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to the buyer in this transaction.

The team included Rolf Watter, Daniel Küpfer, Frédéric Mancosu and Linus

Zweifel (all M&A/Corporate), Micha Schilling and Janine Wüst (both

Financing), Susanne Schreiber and David Weimann (both Tax), Ruth

Bloch-Riemer and David Trachsel (both Pensions), Thomas Stoltz and Anja

Fuchs-Hodel (both Employment) as well as Mani Reinert and Mathuri

Suppiah (both Competition). Clifford Chance acted as international

counsel.