QXO's $5bn bid sends GMS shares 29% higher amid hostile takeover threat

  • Shares of GMS have surged 29% following billionaire Brad Jacobs' QXO proposal to acquire the building-products distributor for about $5 billion in cash. Jacobs, who aims to grow QXO into a $50 billion revenue company within ten years, warned he is ready to pursue a hostile takeover if GMS's board rejects the offer by June 24.