M&A Deal Summary

Fiskars Acquires Iittala

On June 29, 2007, Fiskars acquired consumer products company Iittala from AAC Capital Nordic Advisory AB for 235M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fiskars’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Fiskars’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Fiskars’ 1st transaction in Finland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-06-29
Target Iittala
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Fiskars
Sellers(s) AAC Capital Nordic Advisory AB
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 235M EUR

Target

Iittala

Helsinki, Finland
iittala is a manufacturer and marketer of premium branded home-wares based on Scandinavian design. Iittala was established in 1881 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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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 2 of 6
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 5
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 5
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-21 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.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-08 Silva

Bromma, Sweden

Silva is a manufacturer of compasses and equipment in the outdoor segment. The SILVA brand is currently marketed to the Nordic region, Europe, Asia, and North America. Silva was founded in 1933 and is based in Bromma, Sweden.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

AAC Capital Nordic Advisory AB is a North European private equity firm focused on acquiring majority stakes in mid-market companies in the Nordic countries. It seeks to invest in companies with an enterprise value up to €150 million. AAC Capital Nordic Advisory was formerly known as ABN Amro Capital and became independent of ABN Amro in 2007. AAC Capital Nordic is a private equity arm of AAC Capital partners was formed in 2010 and is based in Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 8
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 6
Country: Finland M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2007 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-09-01 Loparex Group

Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Loparex Group is a manufacturer of polycoated and silicone-coated papers and films, used in a wide variety of pressure sensitive adhesive applications. With in-depth technical expertise, state-of-the-art production technology and flexible service programs around the world, Loparex can offer you the right release liner for your specific application.

Buy €230M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-22 Empower

Helsinki , Finland

Empower is one of the service providers in the electrical, telecom and industrial sectors in Finland, Sweden and the Baltic states. Empower specialises in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of electricity and telecom networks, as well as in installation, operation, maintenance and expert services for power plants and industry. Empower was founded in 1998 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

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