Post-close · Building Products

Building Products Platform & Add-On Integration: An Independent Sponsor's Counsel

Independent sponsor counsel for building products, focused on Platform & Add-On Integration and the deal mechanics that protect sponsor economics and LP alignment.

EV range $10M to $150M EV EBITDA $2.5M to $25M Audience Independent Sponsor
The deal context

Platform & Add-On Integration on building products deals is one of those workstreams that looks routine on a checklist and decides outcomes in practice.

The typical building products platform sits at $10M to $150M EV with EBITDA in the $2.5M to $25M range. The thesis runs on regional manufacturer or specialty distributor consolidation. Pricing power lives in dealer contracts, not in branding. Read the dealer agreements before the LOI.

The moves

How Platform & Add-On Integration actually gets structured.

  1. Plan integration sequencing in the 100-day plan, with clear go-live dates.

  2. Map customer contracts, vendor relationships, and employee benefits for transfer.

  3. Update the platform's operating agreement to reflect new add-on equity and governance.

  4. Coordinate insurance program consolidation across platform and add-on entities.

  5. In building products, layer in raw-material pass-through clauses confirmed as part of the Platform & Add-On Integration workstream.

The common mistake

Leaving the add-on as a parallel entity. The synergies live in the integration, not the addition.

Jason's take
"Integration is when the multiple actually expands. Plan it as a deal, not an aftermath."
Jason Powell · Platform & Add-On Integration
Capital after close

The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.

After close, the call list for refinancing, recapitalization, and growth equity gets short and known. Jason carries that list.

MONTH 18
Senior refi
MONTH 24
Dividend recap
MONTH 36
Growth equity
YEAR 4–5
Strategic exit
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Direct counsel from a securities and M&A attorney with billions in structured transactions, the independent-sponsor-native playbook, and the capital markets network that opens up post-close.