M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2025-09-15 |
| Target | C.R. Gibson |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Buyer(s) | Creative Brands |
| Sellers(s) | CSS Industries |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1948 |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
Creative Brands is a distribution, importing and manufacturing firm with eight distinct catalogs selling to an assortment of retailers across the country. Creative Brands was founded in 1948 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 3 |
| Sector: Consumer Products M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 2 of 3 |
| State: Tennessee M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 2 of 3 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 |
Pomchies
Paradise Valley, Arizona, United States Pomchies is a manufacturer of vibrant hair and accessory products. Pomchies was founded in 2002 and is based in Paradise Valley, Arizona. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 |
The Gift Wrap
Massachusetts, United States The Gift Wrap is a gift wrap manufacturer. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1923 |
| Sector | Consumer Products |
| Revenue | 382M USD (2019) |
CSS Industries, Inc. is a consumer products company primarily engaged in the design, manufacture, procurement, distribution, and sale of all occasion and seasonal social expression products, principally to mass-market retailers. These all occasion and seasonal products include decorative ribbons and bows, classroom exchange Valentines, infant products, journals, buttons, boxed greeting cards, gift tags, gift card holders, gift bags, gift wrap, decorations, floral accessories, craft and educational products, Easter egg dyes and novelties, memory books, scrapbooks, stickers, stationery, and other items that commemorate life’s celebrations. CSS Industries was founded in 1923 and is based in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 1 |
| Sector: Consumer Products M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 1 of 1 |
| State: Tennessee M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2025 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-03 |
Simplicity Creative Group
Antioch, Tennessee, United States Simplicity Creative Group, Inc. is a provider of home sewing patterns, decorative trims, knitting and crocheting tools, needle arts and kids’ crafts products under the Simplicity®, Wrights®, Boye®, Dimensions®, and Perler® brand names. Simplicity’s products are sold to mass-market retailers, specialty fabric and craft chains, wholesale distributors and online customers. |
Buy | $64M |
