M&A Deal Summary

Bawtry Carbon Acquires Nicholl Food Packaging

On April 26, 2012, Bawtry Carbon acquired packaging company Nicholl Food Packaging from Audax Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bawtry Carbon’s 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Bawtry Carbon’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-04-26
Target Nicholl Food Packaging
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Bawtry Carbon
Sellers(s) Audax Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Nicholl Food Packaging

Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Nicholl Food Packaging Ltd. is a provider of aluminium foil containers to the food industry, with strong positions in its core markets of the UK, Ireland, France and Benelux, and over 1,200 products in production.

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Buyer

Bawtry Carbon

Doncaster, United Kingdom

Category Company
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Bawtry Carbon manufactures consumable carbon-based products for use in aluminum smelting and has an international customer base exporting globally. Bawtry Carbon is one of only three western world suppliers of carbon cathode products for the aluminum industry, operating from a 56-acre site. Bawtry Carbon is based in Doncaster, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Audax Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 19.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Audax Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on acquiring control positions in a variety of mid to large North American headquartered companies. The Firm segments its activities into lower middle-market and larger scale investing. Within its larger group, Audax targets profitable businesses valued up to $800 million and within its lower middle-market group, the Firm seeks companies valued up to $125 million. Sectors of interest include business services, consumer products/services, financial services, healthcare services, industrial services, software, and technology. Audax has a special interest in businesses that can benefit from a buy and build investment strategy for growth. Audax Private Equity was formed in 1999 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 110
Sector: Packaging M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 13 of 36
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-18 Fortra

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Fortra provides security, systems and network management, automation, business intelligence and compliance solutions. The Company’s software and services monitor and automate processes, encrypt and secure data, and provide access to the information that large organizations need every day. Fortra was founded in 1982 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-19 Laborie Medical Technologies

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

Laborie Medical Technologies is a manufacturer and supplier of pelvic health and gastrointestinal medical equipment and consumables. Laborie has been committed to delivering innovative, complete solutions that provide better diagnostics and treatment outcomes to patients worldwide. Laborie Medical Technologies was founded in 1967 and is based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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