M&A Deal Summary

Endless Acquires Amscan International

On October 4, 2021, private equity firm Endless acquired retailer Amscan International from Party City for 45M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Endless’ 13th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Endless’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Endless’ 66th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-10-04
Target Amscan International
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Endless
Sellers(s) Party City
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 45M USD

Target

Amscan International

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Amscan International is a designer, manufacturer, distributor and omnichannel retailer of party products and supplies. Amscan International includes wholesale, manufacturing, retail and e-commerce businesses in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Endless

Leeds, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 1.0B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Endless LLP is an independent private equity firm that targets management buyouts and turnaround investment opportunities in a variety of industries. Endless invests in UK based companies with generating sales of £10 to £1000 million. Endless can commit up to £80 million for each transaction in the form of equity and/or debt. Endless will not invest in startups or companies with less than £10 million of sales. Endless was formed in 2005 and has offices in Leeds, Manchester and Solihull.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 69 of 75
Sector (Retail) 13 of 13
Type (Divestiture) 13 of 13
Country (United Kingdom) 66 of 72
Year (2021) 5 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-22 Adare

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Adare is a provider of marketing and secure communication solutions with a full range of print management, print production, mailing, data, design, and distribution services. Adare was formed in 1982 and is based in Basingstoke, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-08 BSW Timber

Earlston, United Kingdom

BSW Timber is an integrated forestry and sawmilling business and it has five main operating divisions: tree nurseries, forestry, sawmilling, timber manufacturing, and energy. BSW Timber was founded in 1848 and is based in Earlston, United Kingdom.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Party City

Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Consumer Products
Employees5,700
Revenue 2.2B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Party City is a designer, manufacturer, contract for manufacture and distributes party goods, including paper and plastic tableware, metallic balloons, accessories, novelties, gifts and stationery. Party City was founded in 1947 and is based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-19 Party Galaxy

Oklahoma, United States

MG Novelty Corp. is an own and operator of seven retail stores under the name “Party Galaxy”. MG Novelty is based in Oklahoma.

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