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Griffon acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Griffon bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Defense Electronics segment (Telephonics subsidiary)Word for word“On June 27, 2022 we completed the sale of our Defense Electronics segment which consisted of our Telephonics subsidiary for $330,000 in cash, excluding customary post-closing adjustments.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | On June 27, 2022 | $330,000 in cash |
Hunter Fan Company (Hunter)Word for word“On January 24, 2022, Griffon acquired Hunter, a market leader in residential ceiling, commercial, and industrial fans, from MidOcean Partners ("MidOcean") for a contractual purchase price of $845,000.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On January 24, 2022 | $845,000 |
CornellCookson, Inc.Word for word“In June 2018, Clopay acquired CornellCookson, a leading provider of rolling steel service doors, fire doors, and grilles, for an effective purchase price of approximately $170,000.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | In June 2018 | approximately $170,000 |
Clopay Plastics Products (Plastics) businessWord for word“In February 2018, we closed on the sale of our Clopay Plastics Products ("Plastics") business to Berry Global, Inc. ("Berry") for approximately $465,000, net of certain post-closing adjustments, thus exiting the specialty plastics industry that the Company had entered when it acquired Clopay Corporation in 1986.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | In February 2018 | approximately $465,000 |
ClosetMaid, LLCWord for word“In October 2017, we acquired ClosetMaid from Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) for an effective purchase price of approximately $165,000.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | In October 2017 | approximately $165,000 |
Quatro Design Pty Ltd (Quatro)Word for word“On December 22, 2020, AMES acquired Quatro Design Pty Ltd (“Quatro”), a leading Australian manufacturer and supplier of glass fiber reinforced concrete landscaping products for residential, commercial, and public sector projects for a purchase price of AUD $3,500 (approximately $2,700).” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On December 22, 2020 | AUD $3,500 (approximately $2,700) |
Vatre Group Limited (Apta)Word for word“On November 29, 2019, AMES acquired Vatre Group Limited ("Apta"), a leading U.K. supplier of innovative garden pottery and associated products sold to leading U.K. and Ireland garden centers for approximately $10,500 (GBP 8,750), inclusive of a post-closing working capital adjustment, net of cash acquired.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On November 29, 2019 | approximately $10,500 (GBP 8,750) |
KelkayWord for word“On February 13, 2018, AMES acquired Kelkay, a leading U.K. manufacturer and distributor of decorative outdoor landscaping products sold to garden centers, retailers and grocers in the U.K. and Ireland.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On February 13, 2018 | — |
Harper Brush WorksWord for word“In November 2017, Griffon acquired Harper Brush Works, a leading U.S. manufacturer of cleaning products for professional, home, and industrial use, from Horizon Global (NYSE:HZN).” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | In November 2017 | — |
two buildings (Ocala, Florida facility purchased under lease option is an acquisition of property, excluded)Word for word“During 2023, cash flows used in investing activities from continuing operations primarily consisted of a working capital adjustment payment of $2,568 related to the sale of Telephonics and capital expenditures of $63,604 that included the purchase of two buildings for approximately $29,207, partially offset by proceeds totaling $20,961 from the sale of two buildings.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | — | $20,961 |
Pope (residential watering products business from The Toro Company)Word for word“On July 1, 2024, Griffon announced that its subsidiary, The AMES Companies, Inc., ("AMES") expanded the scope of its Australian operations by acquiring substantially all the assets of Pope, a leading Australian provider of residential watering products, from The Toro Company (NYSE:TTC) for a purchase price of approximately AUD 21,800 (approximately $14,500) in cash.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | On July 1, 2024 | approximately AUD 21,800 (approximately $14,500) in cash |
Defense Electronics segment, consisting of Telephonics subsidiaryWord for word“On June 27, 2022, Griffon completed the sale of its Defense Electronics segment, which consisted of Griffon's Telephonics subsidiary, for $330,000, excluding certain customary post-closing adjustments.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | June 27, 2022 | — |
CornellCookson, Inc. ("CornellCookson")Word for word“In our Home and Building Products ("HBP") segment, we acquired CornellCookson, Inc. ("CornellCookson") in 2018, which has established us as a leading North American manufacturer and marketer of residential garage doors and sectional commercial doors, and rolling steel doors and grille products, under brands that include Clopay, Ideal, Cornell and Cookson.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | in 2018 | — |
specialty plastics businessWord for word“We divested our specialty plastics business in 2018 and our defense electronics (Telephonics) business in 2022 to focus on our core markets and improve our free cash flow conversion.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | in 2018 | — |
PopeWord for word“On July 1, 2024, Griffon announced that its subsidiary, The AMES Companies, Inc., ("AMES") expanded the scope of its Australian operations by acquiring substantially all the assets of Pope, a leading Australian provider of residential watering products, from The Toro Company (NYSE:TTC) for a purchase price of approximately AUD 21,800 (approximately $14,500) in cash.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | July 1, 2024 | approximately AUD 21,800 (approximately $14,500) in cash |
Hunter Fan CompanyWord for word“In our Consumer and Professional Products ("CPP") segment, we expanded the scope of our brands through the acquisition of Hunter Fan Company ("Hunter") in January 2022 and ClosetMaid, LLC ("ClosetMaid") in 2018.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | January 2022 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | $4.5 million | $0 | — |
| 2017-09-30 | $34.7 million | $0 | $12.4 million |
| 2018-09-30 | $430.9 million | $474.7 million | $119.9 million |
| 2019-09-30 | $9.2 million | — | $300,000 |
| 2020-09-30 | $10.5 million | $0 | $4.5 million |
| 2021-09-30 | $2.2 million | $0 | $784,000 |
| 2022-09-30 | $851.5 million | $295.7 million | $258.5 million |
| 2023-09-30 | $0 | — | — |
| 2024-09-30 | $14.6 million | — | — |
| 2025-09-30 | $0 | — | — |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-08-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-08-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-08-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-08-04 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2026-06-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-06-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-02-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-09-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-01-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-06-29 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2022-04-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-01-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-01-28 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2021-12-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-08-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-06-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-06-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-02-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-02-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-06-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-06-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-02-12 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-11-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-10-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-10-02 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-09-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-09-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-09-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-05-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-05-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-03-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Griffon’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-11-19. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.