M&A Deal Summary

Fiskars Acquires L.R. Nelson

On September 11, 2014, Fiskars acquired consumer products company L.R. Nelson from Robert Bosch for 23M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fiskars’ 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Fiskars’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Fiskars’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fiskars’ 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-09-11
Target L.R. Nelson
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Fiskars
Sellers(s) Robert Bosch
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 23M EUR

Target

L.R. Nelson

Peoria, Illinois, United States
L.R. Nelson Corp. is a manufacturer of sprinkler and lawn products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fiskars

Espoo, Finland
Category Company
Founded 1649
Sector Consumer Products
Employees7,000
Revenue 1.1B EUR (2020)
DESCRIPTION

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

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-12 Royal Scandinavia A/S

Frederiksberg, Denmark

Royal Scandinavia A/S produces and sells lifestyle products.

Buy €66M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-11 WWRD Holdings

Waterford, Ireland

WWRD Holdings Limited is a provider of luxury home and lifestyle products worldwide, sold under a number of well-recognized brands, including Waterford, Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Royal Albert, Minton and Johnson Brothers. WWRD Holdings maintains unique licensing arrangements with some of the most high-profile innovators in the home and lifestyle market, including Vera Wang, Jasper Conran, John Rocha, Monique Lhuillier, Barbara Barry, Gordon Ramsay, Martha Stewart and Michael Aram. The Company's products are distributed through premium department stores and independent retailers and wholesalers around the world, including in the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, Australia and Ireland. WWRD Holdings employs more than 3,700 people worldwide.

Buy €406M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Robert Bosch

Postfach, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1886
Sector Diversified
Employees300,000
Revenue 52.0B EUR (2012)
DESCRIPTION
Bosch power tools on display at an Acme Tools store in Duluth, Minnesota.
Bosch power tools on display at an Acme Tools store in Duluth, Minnesota.

Robert Bosch GmbH is a diversified technology, electronics, and automotive manufacturing company. The Company is privately owned and was established in 1886.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 8
Sector (Consumer Products) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 8
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-06 Service Solutions Segment SPX

Canton, Michigan, United States

SPX's Service Solutions business develops, manufactures, and sells service equipment, repair-shop accessories, and software for the global automotive market.

Buy $1.2B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-08-28 Seeo

Hayward, California, United States

Seeo Inc. is a developer of lithium-ion battery technology for use in electric cars.

Buy -
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