M&A Deal Summary

Fiskars Acquires Georg Jensen

On September 14, 2023, Fiskars acquired consumer products company Georg Jensen from Investcorp for 152M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fiskars’ 5th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Fiskars’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Fiskars’ 2nd transaction in Denmark.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-09-14
Target Georg Jensen
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Fiskars
Sellers(s) Investcorp
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 152M EUR

Target

Georg Jensen

Frederiksberg, Denmark
Georg Jensen is a luxury brand that designs, manufactures and distributes jewellery, watches, fine silverware and high-end homeware. Georg Jensen was founded in 1904 and is based in Frederiksberg, Denmark.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fiskars

Espoo, Finland

Category Company
Founded 1649
Sector Consumer Products
Employees6,649
Revenue 1.2B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Fiskars is a manufacturer of branded consumer products for the home, garden, and outdoors. Fiskars was founded in 1649 and is based in Espoo, Finland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 5 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 5
Country: Denmark M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-15 Leborgne

La Rochette, France

Leborgne is a French specialist in hand-held construction tools for professionals. The products consist of hand tools for bricklaying and construction, tools for framing and building wood houses, tools for groundwork and roadwork, and tools for logging and splitting wood.

Sell €12M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Investcorp

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 53.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Investcorp is a global investment group focused on a variety of investment disciplines. Practice areas include private equity in North America and Western Europe, hedge funds, US real estate, technology investments, and Middle Eastern private equity. Within North America/Europe private equity, Investcorp targets market leaders with proven track records. It looks to invest $15 to $50 million in companies with revenues of $10 to $250 million. Investcorp's technology group sponsors growth-oriented control investments in the tech sector. Investcorp's Middle East practice focuses on buyout/build opportunities in North Africa and the Gulf Region. Target sectors include services, infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy. Investcorp was formed in 1982 and is based in Manama, Bahrain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 108 of 111
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 7 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 47 of 49
Country: Denmark M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 32 of 45
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-03 SEC Newgate

Milan, Italy

SEC Newgate is an insight and research-driven global communications and advocacy group that operates through 50 offices located in 22 countries around the world and advises more than 1,500 companies. Its strategic counsel is delivered by a rapidly growing team of professionals across five continents, providing clients with advice and support around the clock and implementing campaigns that make an impact locally, nationally, and internationally. SEC Newgate is based in Milan, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-12 Outcomes First Group

Bolton, United Kingdom

Outcomes First Group is a specialist provider of education and therapeutic care. The Group’s specialist education and therapeutic care services are provided by its nationwide teams, under the brands Acorn Education and Care and Options Autism. Outcomes First Group is based in Bolton, United Kingdom.

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