Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising NCI Building Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of metal products for the nonresidential building industry, in its definitive agreement to acquire Pittsburgh area-based CENTRIA, an internationally recognized leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of architectural insulated metal panel (IMP) wall and roof systems and a provider of integrated coil coating services for the nonresidential construction industry. 

NCI has agreed to pay approximately $245 million in cash to acquire CENTRIA. To fund the acquisition, NCI expects to incur $250 million of debt financing. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory clearance and is expected to close during the first quarter of NCI’s fiscal year 2015. 

NCI Building Systems, Inc. is one of North America's largest integrated manufacturers of metal products for the nonresidential building industry. NCI is comprised of a family of companies operating manufacturing facilities across the United States and Mexico, with additional sales and distribution offices throughout the United States and Canada.

The Debevoise team is led by partner Andrew L. Bab and includes partners Daniel M. Abuhoff, David A. Brittenham, Jonathan F. Lewis, Peter F.G. Schuur and Steven J. Slutzky, counsel Lee T. Barnum, Kyra K. Bromley and Stuart Hammer, and associates Lucy Cheng, Manuel Andres Giner, Jill Greenfield, Steven Keslowitz, Margarita Kelrikh, Scott B. Selinger, Max Shaul, Julie Baine Stem, Mark D. Wasco, Robert A. Williams, Jr. and Harry Zirlin.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a leading international law firm, representing a wide range of clients in transactions and disputes around the world. Founded in 1931, the firm has offices in New York, Washington, D.C., London, Paris, Frankfurt, Moscow, Hong Kong and Shanghai.