M&A Deal Summary

Multi-Color Acquires YORK Label

On October 3, 2011, Multi-Color acquired business services company YORK Label from Diamond Castle Holdings and American Capital for 356M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Multi-Color’s 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Multi-Color’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Multi-Color’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Multi-Color’s 1st transaction in Nebraska.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-10-03
Target YORK Label
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Multi-Color
Sellers(s) Diamond Castle Holdings
American Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 356M USD

Target

YORK Label

Omaha, Nebraska, United States
website
YORK Label, Inc. is a supplier of high-end pressure-sensitive label solutions and operates flexographic label printing facilities in North America.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Multi-Color

Batavia, Ohio, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Packaging
Employees3,550
Revenue 1.3B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION

Multi-Color is a provider of label solutions supporting a number of brands including leading producers of home and personal care, wine and spirit, food and beverage and specialty consumer products. MCC serves international brand owners in North, Central and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and China with a comprehensive range of the latest label technologies in Pressure Sensitive, Cut and Stack, In-Mold, Shrink Sleeve and Heat Transfer. Multi-Color was founded in 1916 and is based in Batavia, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 17
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 13
State (Nebraska) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-03-04 Collotype Labels International Pty.

Mile End South, Australia

Collotype Labels International Pty., Ltd. offers consumer packaging for the wine and spirit industries.

Buy AU$200M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-24 Flexo Print S.A. De C.V.

Zapopan, Mexico

Flexo Print S.A. De C.V. is a producer of Home & Personal Care, Food & Beverage, Wine & Spirit and Pharmaceutical labels in Latin America.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Diamond Castle Holdings

New York, New York, United States

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Diamond Castle Holdings is a private equity firm that makes leveraged buyout, recapitalization, growth capital, and equity-like investments companies. Diamond Castle Holdings invests in energy & power, financial services, and healthcare sectors. Diamond Castle was formed in 2004 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (Nebraska) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 6
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-01 ProDirectional

Conroe, Texas, United States

ProDirectional is an independent provider of directional and horizontal drilling services to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. Professional Directional provides a complete suite of directional drilling services including well planning and engineering, downhole motor technology and guidance, and measurement while drilling services. ProDirectional was founded in 2001 and is based in Conroe, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-03 TIAA Bank

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

TIAA Bank provides full-service, nationwide banking and lending services to consumer, commercial and institutional clients through a variety of channels, including online, its Florida-based financial centers and at other business offices throughout the country.

Sell -
SELLER

American Capital

website

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 22.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

American Capital was a publicly traded buyout and mezzanine investment firm. American Capital invested in buyouts, growth capital financings, acquistion financings, and recapitalizations. The Firm looked to finance businesses with at least $4 million in EBITDA and valued between $20 and $500 million. American Capital ws a generalist firm with broad interest in traditional industries such as manufacturing, distribution, and services. American Capital's European investment affiliate is European Capital. European Capital looked to invest $10 to $600 million of equity, mezzanine, and/or senior debt in similar opportunities across Europe. American Capital was formed in 1997 and in January 2017, merged with Ares Capital Management.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 130 of 194
Sector (Business Services) 9 of 14
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 60 of 87
State (Nebraska) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 127 of 186
Year (2011) 9 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 21 of 56
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-14 CPP

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

CPP is an aerospace casting manufacturer and offers both sand and investment casting capabilities. The company specializes in producing complex, mission-critical components for a variety of leading commercial and military aircraft and regional/business jets, as well as industrial gas turbines. CPP was founded in 1991 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-10-05 Blackboard Engage

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Blackboard Engage (formerly Edline LLC) provides learning community management systems that help schools improve performance by increasing parental involvement, supporting teachers, and engaging the learning community. It offers an array of technology solutions, including Web hosting, content management, information portals, notification, analytics, and virtual storage and related technology solutions.

Sell -
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