Newell Brands Mergers & Acquisitions

Newell Brands M&A Summary

Newell Brands has acquired 24 companies. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 21 assets.

Newell Brands’ largest acquisition to date was in 2015, when it acquired Jarden for $15.4B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold Newell Tools to Stanley Black & Decker for $2.0B. Newell Brands has acquired in 12 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include consumer products (61%) and manufacturing (9%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity44
    • M&A Buy Activity23
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 26

Newell Brands

Newell Brands, Inc.

6655 Peachtree Dunwoody Road,
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
United States,
(770) 418-7000
www.newellbrands.com

All (44) Buy (23) Sell (21)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2022-02-07 First Alert · Safety/Security
Aurora, Illinois · www.firstalert.com

First Alert offers a comprehensive portfolio of detection and suppression devices including smoke alarms, carbon monoxide (CO) alarms, combination alarms, connected fire and CO devices, fire extinguishers, and other suppression solutions. Products are marketed through the First Alert, BRK, and Onelink brands. First Alert was founded in 1969 and is based in Aurora, Illinois.

Revenue (mlns) 395 USD
EBITDA (mlns) 55 USD
593
10.8x EBITDA
1.5x REVENUE
Divestiture

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