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Baker Constructors, Inc. has been acquired by C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc.

April 2024 — The shareholders of Baker Constructors, Inc. have sold the company to C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc.

Baker Constructors is a southeast regional heavy highway and site development contractor based in Savannah, Georgia, with a regional office in Jacksonville, Florida. Baker’s projects span Virginia to Florida and include services such as infrastructure, utilities and site grading, as well as landfill, industrial and civil construction.

Founded in 1946, C.W. Matthews Contracting Company, Inc. is a leading heavy highway construction contractor operating throughout Georgia. From its early days the company has expanded throughout the state, deepening its construction capabilities to meet the state’s growing need for reliable roads, bridges, interstates and airports.

Our role in the transaction

Oaklins Heritage in Jacksonville served as the intermediary and exclusive financial advisor to the seller in this transaction.

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“The Oaklins Heritage team’s responsiveness to our needs, as well as the buyer and their attorneys, allowed us to complete this transaction quickly and efficiently. We could not have achieved our goals in this transaction without their consultation and advice.”

Robert Baker

President, Baker Constructors

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Daniel Edelman

Principal
Jacksonville, United States
Oaklins Heritage

William Nicholson

Principal
Jacksonville, United States
Oaklins Heritage

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