M&A Deal Summary

CSS Industries Acquires C.R. Gibson

On November 1, 2007, CSS Industries acquired consumer products company C.R. Gibson for 68M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CSS Industries’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is CSS Industries’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CSS Industries’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is CSS Industries’ 1st transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-11-01
Target C.R. Gibson
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) CSS Industries
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 68M USD

Target

C.R. Gibson

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

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Buyer(S) 1

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 1 of 5
Sector (Consumer Products) 1 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 4
State (Tennessee) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 5
Year (2007) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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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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