M&A Deal Summary

Ball & Doggett Acquires BJ Ball Group

On April 12, 2017, Ball & Doggett acquired distribution company BJ Ball Group from Maui Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ball & Doggett’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Ball & Doggett’s 1st transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-04-12
Target BJ Ball Group
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Ball & Doggett
Sellers(s) Maui Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target

BJ Ball Group

Auckland, New Zealand
BJ Ball Group is a distributor of fine paper. It supplies a broad range of paper and related products to the printing and publishing industry as well as office supplies companies. BJ Ball Group was founded in 1921 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ball & Doggett

Dandenong South, Australia

Category Company
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Ball & Doggett is a distributor of printable materials and consumables. Ball & Doggett is based in Dandenong South, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: New Zealand M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Maui Capital

Auckland, New Zealand

Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 500M NZD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Maui Capital is a mid-market private equity firm focused on investments in New Zealand and Australia. Maui seeks growth-oriented, profitable businesses with strong positions in the markets in which they operate. Prospective transactions include management buyouts/buy-ins, growth capital financings, industry consolidations, recapitalizations, and take-privates. Maui does not have any industry preferences. Maui Capital was formed in 2008 and is based in Auckland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: New Zealand M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 Smart Environmental

Auckland, New Zealand

Smart Environmental is a waste and recycling company, offering comprehensive refuse and recycling services for both residential and commercial clients. Smart Environmental was founded in 1993 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-26 Pedersen Group

Rotorua, New Zealand

Pedersen Group produces roundwood, the business expanded to include chip mills, supplying high quality wood chip to pulp and paper companies. Pedersen Group is based in Rotorua, New Zealand.

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