M&A Deal Summary

General Finance Acquires Royal Wolf

On July 24, 2017, General Finance acquired packaging company Royal Wolf for 184M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is General Finance’s 1st transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is General Finance’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is General Finance’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-07-24
Target Royal Wolf
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) General Finance
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 184M USD

Target

Royal Wolf

Gordon, Australia
Royal Wolf Australia is a provider of container solutions to the resources, construction, logistics, manufacturing, retail, and portable storage industries in Australia and New Zealand. Royal Wolf was formed in 1995 and is based in Gordon, Australia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

General Finance

Pasadena, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Business Services
Employees916
Revenue 356M USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

General Finance provides mobile storage, modular space, and liquid containment and rental service to ("portable services") industries. General Finance was founded in 2005 and is based in Pasadena, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Packaging) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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