M&A Deal Summary

Multi Packaging Solutions Acquires Chesapeake

On November 19, 2013, Multi Packaging Solutions acquired packaging company Chesapeake from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Multi Packaging Solutions’ 7th transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Multi Packaging Solutions’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-11-19
Target Chesapeake
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Multi Packaging Solutions
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Merger

Target

Chesapeake

Old Amersham, United Kingdom
Chesapeake is a manufacturer of value-added specialty paperboard packaging, including folding cartons, leaflets and labels for the pharmaceutical, confectionary and drinks markets, as well as rigid plastic packaging for niche markets in Europe and Africa.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Multi Packaging Solutions

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Packaging
Employees8,800
Revenue 1.6B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. is a global provider of value-added packaging solutions to a diverse customer base across the healthcare, consumer and multi-media markets. MPS provides its customers with an extensive array of print-based specialty packaging solutions, including premium folding cartons, inserts, labels and rigid packaging across a variety of substrates and finishes. MPS has 59 manufacturing locations across North America, Europe and Asia and employs approximately 8,800 people.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 15
Sector (Packaging) 7 of 14
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 5
Year (2013) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-16 CD Cartondruck AG

Obersulm, Germany

CD Cartondruck AG is a manufacturer of premium packaging for the cosmetics, confectionery, consumer, and healthcare markets in Europe and the U.S.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-06 Jet LithoColor

Downers Grove, Illinois, United States

Jet Lithocolor is one of the largest printers of plastic gift, loyalty and prepaid cards. Through uniquely applied technologies, Jet engineers, manufactures, and delivers the best in end-to-end solutions for gift, loyalty, membership, and other card programs. With headquarters and operations in the suburbs of Chicago, Jet is well positioned to support their national client base

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 376.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 236 of 447
Sector (Packaging) 2 of 5
Type (Merger) 4 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 17 of 32
Year (2013) 19 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-13 Genesee & Wyoming

Darien, Connecticut, United States

Genesee & Wyoming owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads and provides railcar switching services in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. Genesee & Wyoming was founded in 1899 and is based in Darien, Connecticut.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-20 P&I

Wiesbaden, Germany

P&I is an internationally operating, full suite provider of cloud-based HR software solutions and a driver of innovation in HR technology. P&I’s scalable subscription-based platform exhibits characteristics that resonate with Hg Saturn’s core focus, with a broad, diversified and loyal customer base, and has delivered an exceptional historical operating performance. P&I was founded in 1968 and is based in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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