CSS Industries - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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CSS Industries M&A Summary

CSS Industries has acquired 5 companies of its own.

CSS Industries’ largest acquisition to date was in 2007, when it acquired C.R. Gibson for $68M. CSS Industries has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (80%) and apparel/textiles (20%).

CSS Industries Ownership

Who owns CSS Industries?

CSS Industries is owned by IG Design Group. It was acquired on January 20, 2020.

CSS Industries Business Overview

Where is CSS Industries headquartered?

CSS Industries is headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.

What is CSS Industries’ revenue?

CSS Industries disclosed revenue of 382M USD for 2019 and 362M USD for 2018.

What sector is CSS Industries in?

CSS Industries is a consumer products company.

When was CSS Industries founded?

CSS Industries was founded in 1923.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

CSS Industries, Inc.

450 Plymouth Road, Suite 300,
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania 19462
United States,
(610) 729-3959
www.cssindustries.com

CSS Industries, Inc. is a consumer products company primarily engaged in the design, manufacture, procurement, distribution, and sale of all occasion and seasonal social expression products, principally to mass-market retailers. These all occasion and seasonal products include decorative ribbons and bows, classroom exchange Valentines, infant products, journals, buttons, boxed greeting cards, gift tags, gift card holders, gift bags, gift wrap, decorations, floral accessories, craft and educational products, Easter egg dyes and novelties, memory books, scrapbooks, stickers, stationery, and other items that commemorate life’s celebrations. CSS Industries was founded in 1923 and is based in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $148M $148M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Simplicity Creative Group, Inc. 2017-11-03 64M USD Divestiture
Antioch, Tennessee · www.simplicity.com
The McCall Pattern Co., Inc. 2016-12-13 14M USD Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.mccall.com
LSSM, Inc. (Lawrence Schiff Silk Mills) 2016-07-08 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.schiffribbons.com
Blumenthal Lansing Company LLC 2016-02-02 2M USD Add-on Acquisition
Lansing, Iowa · www.buttons.com
C.R. Gibson LLC 2007-11-01 68M USD Add-on Acquisition
Nashville, Tennessee · www.crgibson.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Paper Magic Group, Inc.    - Paper Magic Group, Inc. - Halloween Products 2012-09-06 1
Moosic, Pennsylvania Moosic, Pennsylvania

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Consumer Products 4 (80%) 148M (100%) - -
Apparel/Textiles 1 (20%) - - -
Total 5 $148M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 5 148M - -
  Tennessee 2 132M - -
  New York 2 14M - -
  Iowa 1 2M - -
Total 5 $148M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 4 $148M
TOTAL $148M
Largest C.R. Gibson LLC
$68M (2007-11-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Consumer Products

Revenue

382   6% 2019
362   13% 2018
322   2% 2017
317   2% 2016
313   3% 2015
320   2014
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Established

1923

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