M&A Deal Summary

General Plastic Industrial Co. Acquires Katun

On September 30, 2017, General Plastic Industrial Co. acquired manufacturer Katun from Monomoy Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is General Plastic Industrial Co.’s 1st transaction in the Manufacturing sector.
  • This is General Plastic Industrial Co.’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is General Plastic Industrial Co.’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-09-30
Target Katun
Sector Manufacturing
Buyer(s) General Plastic Industrial Co.
Sellers(s) Monomoy Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Katun

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Katun Corp. is a provider of OEM-equivalent imaging supplies, photoreceptors, parts and fuse rollers for copiers. The Company sells more than 5,000 products to copier dealers and distributors around the world. Katun was founded in 1979 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

General Plastic Industrial Co.

Taichung, Taiwan

Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

General Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. is a provider of cartridges and consumables for photocopiers, printers and toner cartridge drums. Its main customers include global toner manufacturers, regional agents and distributors.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Minnesota M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Monomoy Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Monomoy Capital Partners is a private equity firm that invests in mid to large-sized companies valued up to $1 billion. Monomoy prefers cash flow positive companies with $20 to $200 million of EBITDA. Sectors of interest include automotive, industrial, distribution, consumer products, packaging, and transportation. Monomoy Capital Partners was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 23
Sector: Manufacturing M&A 3 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 7
State: Minnesota M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 15 of 23
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-29 West Marine

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

West Marine is an omnichannel specialty retailer exclusively offering boating gear, apparel, footwear and other waterlife-related products. The Company has more than 250 stores located in 38 US states and Puerto Rico and an eCommerce website reaching domestic, international and professional customers. West Marine was founded in 1968 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Buy $338M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-11-15 Motorsport Aftermarket Group

Coppell, Texas, United States

Motorsport Aftermarket Group is a distributor and manufacturer of branded aftermarket products for the powersports industry in North America. MAG provides dealers, e-commerce sites and their enthusiast end-users with parts, accessories and apparel for motorcycles, ATVs and UTVs. The Company’s brands include Vance & Hines, Kuryakyn, Performance Machine, QuadBoss, DragonFire and ProTaper. Motorsport Aftermarket Group was formed in 2000 and is based in Coppell, Texas.

Buy $300M