M&A Deal Summary

Fortune Brands Acquires John D. Brush

On August 7, 2014, Fortune Brands acquired safety/security company John D. Brush

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fortune Brands’ 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Fortune Brands’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fortune Brands’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-08-07
Target John D. Brush
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Fortune Brands
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Lincoln International (Financial)

Target

John D. Brush

Rochester, New York, United States
John D. Brush & Co. Inc. (dba SentrySafe) is a fire-resistant and security storage solutions for important documents and valuables. SentrySafe today produces more fire-resistant chests, files, safes, security storage containers and gun safes than any other company in the world.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fortune Brands

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Safety/Security
Employees28,000
Revenue 4.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Fortune Brands' corporate headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois.
Fortune Brands' corporate headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois.

Fortune Brands is a provider of home and security products and services for use in residential home repair, remodeling, new construction, and security and storage applications. The Company’s brands include Master Lock security products, MasterBrand cabinets, Moen faucets, Simonton windows and Therma-Tru entry door systems. Fortune Brands was founded in 1988 and is based in Deerfield, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 12
Sector (Safety/Security) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 11
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 9
Year (2014) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-06-20 WoodCrafters Home Products

Weslaco, Texas, United States

WoodCrafters Home Products LLC is a manufacturer of home furniture products. WoodCrafters operates manufacturing facilities in southern Texas and northern Mexico.

Buy $300M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-20 Simonton Windows

Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States

Simonton Windows, Inc. is one of America’s major vinyl window and patio door manufacturers. Simonton produces ENERGY STAR-qualified vinyl replacement and new construction windows and doors, including a line of impact resistant products, at manufacturing facilities in West Virginia, Illinois and California.

Sell $130M