GAF Materials Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1886

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 5,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt Refin.

  • Financing Rounds
  • 16

  • Investments
  • 12

GAF Materials General Information

Description

Manufacturer of roofing products based in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of residential and commercial roofing products such as roofing shingles, starter strip shingles, roof deck protection products, leak barriers, ventilation products and other roofing products.

Contact Information

Website
www.gaf.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • 1 Campus Drive
  • Parsippany, NJ 07054
  • United States
+1 (973)
Primary Industry
Building Products
Other Industries
Other Consumer Durables
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, Industrials
Corporate Office
  • 1 Campus Drive
  • Parsippany, NJ 07054
  • United States
+1 (973)

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GAF Materials Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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GAF Materials Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Manufacturer of roofing products based in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and distri
Building Products
Parsippany, NJ
5,000 As of 2026

Wausau, WI
 

Portland, OR
 
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GAF Materials Competitors (39)

One of GAF Materials’s 39 competitors is Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork, a Corporation company based in Wausau, WI.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Corporation Wausau, WI
Malarkey Roofing Co Corporate Backed or Acquired Portland, OR
Johns Manville Corporate Backed or Acquired Denver, CO
Paroc Formerly PE-Backed Helsinki, Finland
Versatex Building Products Formerly PE-Backed Aliquippa, PA
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GAF Materials Patents

  • 3,244

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 374

    Granted

  • 1

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

GAF Materials Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-D1117839-S1 Roofing membrane Active 11-Feb-2025
US-D1118986-S1 Roofing membrane Active 10-Feb-2025
US-10480192-B2 Colored roofing membrane with improved solar reflectance Active 15-Mar-2013
US-11421419-B2 Colored roofing membrane with improved solar reflectance Active 15-Mar-2013
US-12077965-B2 Colored roofing membrane with improved solar reflectance Active 15-Mar-2013 E04D5/10
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GAF Materials Signals

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GAF Materials Investments & Acquisitions (12)

GAF Materials’s most recent deal was a Later Stage VC with Higharc for . The deal was made on 15-Feb-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Higharc 15-Feb-2024 Later Stage VC Multimedia and Design Software
Phase Change Solutions 31-May-2022 Secondary Transaction - Private Other Materials
Prometheus Materials 31-Mar-2022 Early Stage VC Raw Materials (Non-Wood)
Ft Synthetics 29-Oct-2021 Merger/Acquisition Building Products
PosiGen 16-Apr-2019 Corporate Alternative Energy Equipment
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GAF Materials Exits (2)

GAF Materials’s most recent exit was on 16-Apr-2019 from PosiGen. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
PosiGen 16-Apr-2019 Completed
Beamreach Solar 09-Feb-2016 Later Stage VC Completed
  • 12 buyers
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GAF Materials Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Ft Synthetics Parsippany, NJ 2013
Hunter Panels Portland, ME 1997

GAF Materials FAQs

  • When was GAF Materials founded?

    GAF Materials was founded in 1886.

  • Where is GAF Materials headquartered?

    GAF Materials is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

  • What is the size of GAF Materials?

    GAF Materials has 5,000 total employees.

  • What industry is GAF Materials in?

    GAF Materials’s primary industry is Building Products.

  • Is GAF Materials a private or public company?

    GAF Materials is a Private company.

  • What is GAF Materials’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for GAF Materials is .

  • How much funding has GAF Materials raised over time?

    GAF Materials has raised $9.1B.

  • Who are GAF Materials’s competitors?

    Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork, Malarkey Roofing Co, Johns Manville, Paroc, and Versatex Building Products are some of the 39 competitors of GAF Materials.

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