M&A Deal Summary

Avery Dennison Acquires Stimsonite

On June 4, 1999, Avery Dennison acquired safety/security company Stimsonite from Quad-C Management for 137M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Avery Dennison’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Avery Dennison’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Avery Dennison’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Avery Dennison’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1999-06-04
Target Stimsonite
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Avery Dennison
Sellers(s) Quad-C Management
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 137M USD

Target

Stimsonite

Niles, Illinois, United States
Stimsonite Corp. is a manufacturer of raised reflective pavement markers used in highway delineation in the United States, and offers a broad line of reflective highway safety products for use in all areas of traffic control and roadway safety.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Avery Dennison

Mentor, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1935
Sector Consumer Products
Employees35,000
Revenue 8.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Avery Dennison's office in Glendale, California.
Avery Dennison's office in Glendale, California.

Avery Dennison is a global provider of labeling and packaging materials and solutions. Avery Dennison's businesses include the production of pressure-sensitive materials and a variety of tickets, tags, labels and other converted products. Some pressure-sensitive materials are sold to label printers and converters that "convert" the materials into labels and other products through embossing, printing, stamping and die-cutting. Some are sold in converted form as tapes and reflective sheeting. Avery Dennison also manufactures and sells a variety of other converted products and items not involving pressure-sensitive components, such as fasteners, tickets, tags, radio-frequency identification inlays and tags, and imprinting equipment and related services, which are marketed to retailers and apparel manufacturers and brand owners. Avery Dennison was incorporated in 1935 and is based in Mentor, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 14
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 12
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 9
Year (1999) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 9
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-02-01 Dunsirn Industries

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

Dunsirn offers products and services that are recognized as premium-quality brands throughout the printer and converter industry. Dunsirn's popular Rapid-Roll(R) program provides narrow-web printers cut-to-order rolls of material delivered within 24 hours to locations in the United States, Canada and Latin America.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Quad-C Management

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 4.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Quad-C Management is a generalist private equity firm that makes control investments in middle-market companies operating in a wide range of industries. Target sector's include building products, business-to-business services, consumer products, distribution/logistics, equipment rental, financial services, healthcare, light manufacturing, packaging, restaurants, security, and specialty chemicals. Quad-C's target investment size is $50 to $150 million in businesses valued between $100 and $500 million and with EBITDA greater than $10 million. Prospective transaction types include recapitalizations/family successions, management buyouts, and industry consolidations. Quad-C Management was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 47
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 13
State (Illinois) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 42
Year (1999) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-07-01 Service Partners

Glen Allen, Virginia, United States

Service Partners LLC is a distributor of residential fiberglass insulation and related contractor accessories in North America. Through our network of distribution centers, we supply insulation, insulation accessories, fireplaces, gutters, roofing, drywall, acoustical material and other building products to thousands of contractors and retailers nationwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-09-01 Zodiac Pool Care

Vista, California, United States

Polaris Pool Systems, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of branded automatic swimming pool cleaners and other swimming pool automation, maintenance and decoration products.

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