Exclusive-Jacobs' QXO to buy Kodiak for $2.25 billion, taking aim at Home Depot and Lowe's, sources say
NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Building-products distributor QXO, led by billionaire dealmaker Brad Jacobs, has agreed to buy smaller private distributor Kodiak Building Partners for about $2.25 billion, according to two people with direct knowledge of the deal.