M&A Deal Summary

Esselte Acquires American Pad & Paper

On June 1, 2010, Esselte acquired manufacturer American Pad & Paper from Arcapita

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Esselte’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is Esselte’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Esselte’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-06-01
Target American Pad & Paper
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) Esselte
Sellers(s) Arcapita
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Croft & Bender LP (Financial)

Target

American Pad & Paper

Richardson, Texas, United States
American Pad & Paper LLC providers of paper-based office products in the United States.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Esselte

Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Category Company
Founded 1913
Sector Consumer Products
Revenue 458M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Esselte Corp. is a manufacturer and marketer of office and consumer products. It takes products to market under the Leitz, Rapid and Esselte brands in the storage and organization, stapling and punch, business machines and do-it-yourself tools product categories.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Manufacturing) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 3
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2010) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-04 Isaberg Rapid AB

Hestra, Sweden

Isaberg Rapid AB is a developer, manufacturer and markets office staplers, stapling tools and built-in staplers for copiers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-06-08 Ampad

Richardson, Texas, United States

Ampad develops, manufactures and markets innovative and high quality products in four major categories of writing, filing, envelopes and designer paper.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Arcapita

Manama, Bahrain

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Asset Manager
Founded 1997
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Arcapita is a private investment firm with separate investment disciplines spanning venture capital, corporate investment, real estate, and asset-based investments. Arcapita's Corporate Investment practice looks to acquire controlling interests in established companies valued between $50 million and $500 million. Sectors of interest include consumer products/services, healthcare, energy, technology, and manufacturing. Arcapita's infrastructure team looks to invest $50 to $300 million in energy, water, and transportation assets. The Firm will consider opportunities around the globe; including the United States, Latin America, Russia, China, Europe, Middle-East, and India. Arcapita was formed 1997 and has offices in Manama, Bahrain; Atlanta, Georgia; London; and Singapore.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 33
Sector (Manufacturing) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 16
State (Texas) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 10 of 23
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-29 Yakima

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

Yakima Products, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of cargo and gear racks for cars and light trucks. The Company was formed in 1998 and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-11 Cypress Communications

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Cypress Communications is an on-demand communication solution provider in 29 major metropolitan U.S. markets, connecting more than 120,000 employees for over 8,500 small and mid-sized businesses in commercial office buildings.

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