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Building materials company James Hardie Industries has agreed to buy AZEK, a maker of home decking, railing and pergolas, in a cash-and-stock deal worth $8.75 billion. The deal is a doubling down ...

Australian-listed James Hardie said it is buying the Azek Co. for $8.75 billion in cash, stock and assumed debt. That values each Azek share at $56.88, a 26% premium to its volume-weighted average ...