M&A Deal Summary

CSS Industries Acquires Blumenthal Lansing Company

On February 2, 2016, CSS Industries acquired consumer products company Blumenthal Lansing Company for 2M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CSS Industries’ 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is CSS Industries’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CSS Industries’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is CSS Industries’ 1st transaction in Iowa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-02-02
Target Blumenthal Lansing Company
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) CSS Industries
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2M USD

Target

Blumenthal Lansing Company

Lansing, Iowa, United States
Blumenthal Lansing Company LLC is a provider of buttons to the sewing and craft markets in the United States, selling to mass market retailers and wholesale distributors that service independent retail stores. Blumenthal Lansing Company LLC was founded in 1877 and is based in Lansing, Iowa.

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Buyer

CSS Industries

Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1923
Sector Consumer Products
Revenue 382M USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION

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 2 of 5
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 4
State (Iowa) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2016) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-01 C.R. Gibson

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

C.R. Gibson is a manufacturer of stationery, greeting cards, photograph albums and other memorabilia.

Buy $68M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-08 LSSM

New York, New York, United States

LSSM, Inc. (Lawrence Schiff Silk Mills) is a manufacturer of ribbons, bows, ties, straps, webbing and over 500 additional woven, fabricated materials for more than 1,000 customers worldwide.

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