M&A Deal Summary

ACCO Brands Acquires Esselte

On October 24, 2016, ACCO Brands acquired consumer products company Esselte from Prospect Hill Growth Partners for 333M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ACCO Brands’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is ACCO Brands’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is ACCO Brands’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is ACCO Brands’ 1st transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-10-24
Target Esselte
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) ACCO Brands
Sellers(s) Prospect Hill Growth Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 333M USD

Target

Esselte

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Esselte Corp. is a manufacturer and marketer of office and consumer products. It takes products to market under the Leitz, Rapid and Esselte brands in the storage and organization, stapling and punch, business machines and do-it-yourself tools product categories.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

ACCO Brands

Lake Zurich, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1893
Sector Consumer Products
Employees5,600
Revenue 1.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
ACCO's corporate headquarters in Lake Zurich, Illinois.
ACCO's corporate headquarters in Lake Zurich, Illinois.

ACCO Brands is a designer, marketer, and manufacturer of branded business, academic, and consumer products. ACCO's widely recognized brands include AT-A-GLANCE®, Five Star®, Kensington®, Leitz®, Mead®, PowerA®, Swingline®, Tilibra® and many others. ACCO Brands was founded in 1893 and is based in Lake Zurich, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Sydney, Australia

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Prospect Hill Growth Partners

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 2.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Prospect Hill Growth Partners is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of middle-market growth companies across the US. Prospect Hill looks for profitable businesses ($5 to $25 million of EBITDA) with annual revenues from $50 to $300 million with strong brands and leading market positions. Target sectors include consumer products, healthcare, specialty retail, and asset management. Prospect Hill Growth Partners was formerly known as J.W. Childs and changed its name in 2019. The Firm was originally formed in 1995 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 22
Sector (Consumer Products) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 6
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 17 of 22
Year (2016) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 8
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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