M&A Deal Summary

Centre Lane Partners Acquires Focus Products Group International

On August 3, 2012, private equity firm Centre Lane Partners acquired consumer products company Focus Products Group International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Centre Lane Partners’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Centre Lane Partners’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Centre Lane Partners’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-08-03
Target Focus Products Group International
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Centre Lane Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Focus Products Group International

Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States
Focus Products Group LLC to acquire the business and assets of AMCO Houseworks and Sensible Storage. AMCO Houseworks is a designer and manufacturer of houseware products that are sold to customers such as Crate and Barrel, Williams-Sonoma, and Bed Bath & Beyond. Sensible Storage is a designer, importer and distributor of storage products that are sold into mass-market retailers and club outlets, as well as smaller hardware and household stores.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Centre Lane Partners

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Centre Lane Partners is a private investment firm focused on making credit and equity, control and non-control, investments in North American middle-market companies. Centre Lane targets companies with revenues between $20 and $500 million that have leading market positions and sustainable competitive advantages in their respective niches. The Firm does not have any sector preferences and seeks to invest $5 to $250 million per transaction. Centre Lane Partners was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 17
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 6
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 16
Year (2012) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-01-31 LLFLEX

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

LLFLEX is a supplier of laminated metal, paper, and film products offering industry-leading quality and global reach.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-31 Candle-lite

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Candle-lite is a leader in the decorative candle manufacturing industry with over 170 years of continuous candle making.

Buy $28M
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