Overview
- Both companies’ boards unanimously approved the transaction, which will take Tri Pointe private.
- Tri Pointe will keep its Irvine, California headquarters, retain its 17 divisions, and remain led by current management.
- Tri Pointe shares jumped about 26% on the announcement to just under the $47-per-share buyout price.
- Sumitomo Forestry is expanding its U.S. footprint as part of a plan to sell 30,000 homes annually in the country by 2030.
- The Japanese firm has built scale through U.S. acquisitions including DRB Group, Gehan Homes, Crescent Communities, and Southern Impression Homes, while Tri Pointe delivered more than 6,400 homes in 2024 across 13 states.