CRH, the Irish building materials group, is moving to buy Arcosa, a Dallas-based infrastructure products company, in a deal valued at roughly $8.5 billion. Multiple reports describe the transaction as all-cash and centered on CRH seeking a larger footprint in the United States amid a construction upcycle. Terms reported across outlets put the consideration around $8 billion to $8.5 billion, with Quartz specifying an $8.5 billion figure and a price of $150 per share. Quartz reports this per-share price represents about a 25% premium to Arcosa’s 60-day average share price, indicating the acquisition is offered at a significant uplift versus recent trading levels. Other coverage characterizes the transaction as CRH “digging deep” to secure a bigger share of US construction-related demand, framing the bid as strategically aligned with expanding CRH’s US operations. The reported deal size and cash nature are consistent across sources, while detailed timing—such as signing versus closing—appears less emphasized in the excerpts provided.