M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2008-04-01 |
| Target | Technical Concepts |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Buyer(s) | Newell Brands |
| Sellers(s) |
American Capital
Liberty Partners |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 445M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1903 |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Employees | 32,000 |
| Revenue | 10.6B USD (2021) |
Newell Brands is a marketer of consumer and commercial products. The Company's portfolio of leading brands include Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Calphalon, Irwin, Lenox, Levolor, Paper Mate, Dymo, Waterman, Parker, Goody, Rubbermaid Commercial Products and Aprica. Newell Brands was formerly known as Newell Rubbermaid. Newell Brands was founded in 1903 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 13 of 23 |
| Sector (Consumer Products) | 5 of 14 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 11 of 19 |
| State (Virginia) | 1 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 11 of 20 |
| Year (2008) | 2 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 7 of 13 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-01 |
Aprica Kassai
Osaka, Japan Aprica Kassai, Inc. a maker of strollers, car seats and other children's products built on a foundation of science, paired with an artful sense of design to create products that function as well as they look, headquartered in Osaka, Japan. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-01 |
Solano International
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Solano International is a provider of salon tools for salon stylists in the United States. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 22.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 | 85 of 194 |
| Sector (Consumer Products) | 8 of 13 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 42 of 87 |
| State (Virginia) | 4 of 9 |
| Country (United States) | 84 of 186 |
| Year (2008) | 6 of 20 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 13 of 56 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-20 |
Exstream Software
Lexington, Kentucky, United States Exstream Software, LLC ("Exstream Software")is a provider of enterprise software for the rapid design and delivery of personalized communications. |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-10 |
Astrodyne TDI
Hackettstown, New Jersey, United States Astrodyne TDI is a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of AC/DC power supplies, DC/DC converters, and external and wall-mount power adapters through catalog, direct sales, and internet. Astrodyne TDI was founded in 1994 and is based in Hackettstown, New Jersey. |
Sell | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| PE ASSETS | 1.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Liberty Partners is a private equity investment firm that targets controlling or substantial-minority investments in North American companies. Liberty looks for opportunities in manufacturing, business services, and education-related companies and seeks to invest $20 to $75 million of equity capital per transaction. Target businesses generally have at least $50 million in revenues and at least $6 million in EBITDA. Prospective transaction types include leveraged buyouts, corporate divestitures, recapitalizations, going-privates, build-ups, and growth financings. Liberty Partners was formed in 1992 and is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 17 of 32 |
| Sector (Consumer Products) | 2 of 3 |
| Type (Add-on Acquisition) | 7 of 12 |
| State (Virginia) | 2 of 2 |
| Country (United States) | 17 of 32 |
| Year (2008) | 1 of 5 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-01 |
Seawave
Middletown, Rhode Island, United States Seawave, LLC is an FCC-licensed common carrier delivering satellite communications to ocean-going vessels. SeaWave offers two-way Internet e-mail and voice, full-color graphic weather charts, text weather forecasts, and other information services to private, government, and commercial vessels |
Sell | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-01 |
Regulus Group
Napa, California, United States Regulus Group, LLC is a U.S. outsourcer and integrated provider of bill presentment and payment processing; servicing nearly two billion paper and electronic items annually for Fortune 500 customers. |
Sell | - |
